September 20, 2025, Pittstown, NJ:

The congregation of Quakertown Monthly Meeting supports the lawsuit &led against the Department of

Homeland Security concerning DHS’s ability to enter places of worship.

This lawsuit was &led by various Quaker groups (Philadelphia Yearly

Meeting, Baltimore, New England and New York Yearly Meetings, Adelphi

and Richmond Monthly Meetings) as well as other Christian, Unitarian

Universalist, Jewish, and Sikh organizations. The suit seeks to deny the

ability of federal immigration agents to enter our places of worship in order

to take enforcement actions against any part of our community.

Brad Gilbert, clerk of Quakertown Monthly Meeting, says that the members

are happy to support the freedom to worship, which is fundamental to our

history and practice as Quakers, as it is to the founding principles of our

country.4 We stand in solidarity with PYM and our neighbors.

Places of worship have a tradition of being safe spaces for all who want to

come together in the presence of the Divine Spirit. The experience of

connecting with the divine is strong when individuals can worship together

without fear of abduction. The religious community is deeply harmed when

any person worries about attending worship.

Quakertown Monthly Meeting is located at 290 White Bridge Road in

Pittstown and meets every Sunday for worship at 10:30 am. For questions,

QMM can be contacted via email at quakertownfriends@gmail.com or at

908-899-1708. The website address is

https://www.quakertownfriendsmeeting.org/. Details of the lawsuit can be

found at: https://www.friendsjournal.org/quakers-join-new-dhs-lawsuit/