known as "JYM", is an event for young Quakers aged 14 to 18. The annual event is normally held around the Easter holidays at the Pioneer Centre in Kidderminster, and coincides biennially with Yearly Meeting Gathering in late July. It acts as a stepping stone for the transition from the Under 19s Programme into the Society of Friends. Relationship with international Friends Britain Yearly Meeting participates in the international Religious Society of Friends through the Friends World Committee for Consultation. Britain Yearly Meeting also contributes a large portion of the Quaker United Nations Office budget, through Quaker Peace and Social Witness. Communications between Yearly Meetings take the form of epistles. Formerly these would be indvidiually addressed to other Yearly Meetings, but now epistles are posted online by the Friends World Committee for Consultation. Quakers are a highly decentralized denomination with a great degree of diversity in beliefs and practices. Britain Yearly Meeting worships in a way that is most similar to Ireland, Canada, Australia and US meetings affiliated with the Friends General Conference characterized by unprogrammed worship and liberal to universalist theology. See also Book of Discipline Friends House George Fox Junior Young Friends List of Quakers Margaret Fell Meeting for Sufferings Quaker Life Quaker Peace and Social Witness Swarthmoor Hall Swarthmore Lecture Szechwan Yearly Meeting Young Friends General Meeting References External links Britain Yearly Meeting (Official Website) Quaker Fellowship in Christ Quaker Faith and Practice (Online) Quakerism in the United Kingdom Quaker yearly meetings Quakerism in England 1660 establishments in England Annual events in the United Kingdom Quakerism in Scotland Quakerism in Wales