South Central Yearly Meeting is a gathering of various meetings of "unprogrammed" Friends in the south-central United States.  In the tradition of Friends, yearly meetings have a long and honored tradition.  In the history of yearly meetings, SCYM is fairly young, its first meeting being held in 1961.

The purpose of our Yearly Meeting is to strengthen and support one another in a common search for Truth and Light. We gather to search in the Light, to seek renewal, and to celebrate our joy in coming together. Far separated as we are geographically we still find ourselves, with deep gratitude to God, to be of one body. Another principal purpose of Yearly Meeting is meeting for worship for the transaction of business. This enables a larger group to undertake matters of concern which cannot be accomplished by smaller Friends' groups.

The Yearly Meeting exercises general oversight and loving care over constituent Meetings, leaving to them the proper ordering of their worship, fellowship, and service. Yearly Meeting represents an extension and an expansion of Friends' basic spiritual community—the local meeting. When Friends from a wider geographic area share in worship, business, and social and educational opportunities, the faith of all is broadened.

South Central Yearly Meeting is also a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation in the State of Texas with a 501(c)(3) classification.

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