Associated Press: Young adults turn to Quakers' silent Worship to offset - and cope with - a noisy world
On October 31, 2025, the Associated Press published this article highlighting a growing trend among young adults who are seeking out Quaker silent worship (Meeting for Worship) as an antidote to the constant noise, stress, and digital overload of modern life. The piece suggests that the nature of non-programmed Quaker worship like our own at Stony Run—the absence of sermons, liturgy, and prepared music—offers a unique space for unfiltered reflection and spiritual centering that many in the younger generation find deeply restorative and authentic.
We agree! Every First Day (Sunday) we experience the profound power of intentional silence. Our Meetinghouse offers not just a place of worship, but a refuge—a space where the Inner Teacher can be heard above the clamor of the outside world.
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