Chico Friends Meeting is a local Quaker Meeting, part of the Religious Society of Friends. We are an open and affirming faith community, welcoming all who come as religious seekers to share in worship and fully participate in the activities of our common life. The Religious Society of Friends cherishes a long tradition of witnessing to the spiritual belief in the equality of all people. We honor the gender identity and expression of each person, as determined by that person. In our "unprogrammed" Quaker tradition, waiting on God in silence is at the center of our religious practice. Quakers in Chico hold meetings in which there is no pastor or set order for our hour of worship; we all share in the responsibility for spoken ministry and shared silence.