The goal of this page is to provide a Web site with information on activities and groups related to Christian* renewal in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) worldwide. This information is often hard to unearth, so this listing is very incomplete. Also, I do not always get updates on groups listed, so information could be out-of-date (even by years) and you are encouraged to contact a group before visiting. I would appreciate help in including more appropriate activities. If you have material that might be appropriate to post here, email me at webservant@quakerinfo.com. Events included on this page and its links are generally sponsored by unofficial Friends groups, rather than formal bodies of Friends, unless otherwise noted. For my perspective on Friends Christian renewal, read Towards Renewal Within the Religious Society of Friends. I generally do not include established congregations within basically Christian yearly meetings (which constitute most Christian Friends meetings/churches), although I make exceptions where I think it is warranted.

U.S. - Eastern

Northeastern United States

• 5th Annual Northeastern Christ-Centered Friends Gathering, August 30-September 2, 2013, Powell House, Old Chatham, New York. For more information contact Connie Bair-Thompson.
• Friends in the Spirit of Christ started many years ago as a group of Christ-centered Friends within New York Yearly Meeting. Now it also involves Friends from other yearly meetings. Gatherings are held at least annually. For more information contact Anna Obermayer, 599 Trumbulls Corner Road, Newfield, NY 14867.

Uxbridge, Massachusetts

Uxbridge Friends Worship Group meets weekly each First Day (Sunday) at 9 AM. We begin our time together with a period of bible reading in the manner of Conservative Friends and then transition into a time of unprogrammed, waiting worship. We meet year-round in the historic Uxbridge meetinghouse on the corner of routes 98 (Aldrich St.) and 146A (Quaker Hwy.) in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Please call Uxbridge Friends at 774-481-1212 or e-mail them for more information.

Sandwich, Massachusetts

An independent unprogrammed Friends' worship group meets under Christ at 10 AM on First Days and 6:30 PM on Fifth Days. Meetings are in homes. The group also does scripture study and a television show, Disciples of Jesus in Nazareth. For more information, contact David Buldini, #40 Rte. 6A, Sandwich, MA 02563; 508-833-8990.

Mid-Hudson Valley, New York

Little Falls, New York

A small group meets for waiting worship on third Fifth Days. Contact Geoff Gilmore, 315-823-0616, for more information.

New York City, New York

A Meeting for Worship in the Name of Jesus meets Fridays, 7-9 PM, in the office of the 15th St. Friends Meeting, 15 Rutherford Pl., Manhattan.

New Jersey - New York Yearly Meeting

Within New York Yearly Meeting, Manasquan Monthly Meeting in Wall Township has a generally Christian orientation.

Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Within Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Marlborough Monthly Meeting and Middletown Monthly Meeting in Lima (note: there are three Middletown Meetings in Philadelphia YM) have a generally Christian orientation.

Other Eastern Pennsylvania

Keystone Fellowship Monthly Meeting [Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative)]. Meets most first days at different locations and different times generally in Lancaster, Chester, and Cumberland Counties. Contact Mike Kinch, 717-284-4999 for more information.

McClure, Pennsylvania

Krebs Gap Run Worship Group is an independent conservative group which plans to meet the last Sunday of each month for worship at 11 AM, followed by potluck. Contact Edward Sargent, 570-658-3101 or 215-732-7120, for more information.

State College, Pennsylvania

A group of "Christians and would-be Christians" gathers irregularly in State College. For more information, e-mail Tom Ryan.

Maryland

• Salisbury Friends Worship Group Salisbury Friends worship group meets for Christ-centered, unprogrammed worship 1:00 PM 2nd and 4th Sundays at Community of Joy Church, 302 South Blvd., Salisbury, MD. Email salisburyquakers@aol.com or call 443-735-6217 for more information.
• Friends in Christ - independent ministry serving the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. Currently has a Bible study group which meets in homes in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties. Open to facilitating the start of new Bible study or worship/fellowship groups in its area.
• Frederick, MD: Cathy Gilleylen Schultz would like to hear from people interested in spiritual fellowship from a perspective like that of Friends in Christ.

Washington, DC

Capitol Hill Friends is a Christian Friends worship group which meets most Sunday evenings, and occasionally at other times, usually at William Penn House, 515 East Capitol, St. SE, Washington, DC.

Harrisonburg, Virginia Area

Rockingham Monthly Meeting, Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative), meets for worship First Days at 10:30 AM at Quail Lane Farm outside Harrisonburg. For more information, contact Susan Smith, Clerk.

Fancy Gap, Virginia

Fancy Gap Friends Fellowship meets Sundays at 11 AM for worship and Wednesdays at 7:30 PM for Bible study at 580 Mountain View Drive, Fancy Gap, VA. Contact Tony Lowe, 276-730-0254, for more information and directions.

Greensboro, North Carolina

Hillel Friends Meeting - an Emergent Quaker Church meeting in homes in Greensboro every Wednesday. Email Hillel Friends Meeting or call 336-209-3028.

Greenville, South Carolina

North Main Friends is a worship group with a Conservative Friends orientation which meets in Greenville, SC 2 PM Sundays. For more information, contact Don Shabkie, 864-238-6361.

Atlanta, Georgia Area

Chattahoochee Monthly Meeting - Worship in the manner of Conservative Friends 10 AM Sundays, 4980 Florida Ave., Norcross GA 30072 (near Atlanta). Contact Chattahoochee Friends, 404-981-8215, for more information. Affiliated with Ohio Yearly Meeting.

U.S. - Central

Michigan

• Crossroads Friends Worship Group meets First Days, at 10:30 am, for unprogrammed waiting worship in the name of Jesus Christ and in the manner of Friends, with a preparation period beginning at 10:00 am. Worship rotates among a variety of Michigan locations, including White Lake, Flint, Lansing, Grand Rapids and Potterville. For information and directions please contact Phil Helms, (248) 360-2074.
• Friends in Christ is a Conservative Friends worship group in Harrisville which meets 1st and 3rd Sundays at 10 AM. Contact Kimberly Anne Makela, 989-464-1918, for more information.
• New City Friends meets for Christ-centered Quaker worship and Bible reflections 3 PM Sundays, April 21-May 19, 2013, at 254 E Saratoga, Ferndale, Michigan. For more information, contact Tyler Hampton.

Eastern Ohio

• Richland/Ashland Friends, Loudonville, Ohio. Usually meets second First Days. Call Scott Savage at 419-368-9419 for information.
• Friends Center of Ohio Yearly Meeting, Barnesville, Ohio. A retreat and conference center for the exploration of Christian unprogrammed Quakerism and its meaning today. There are scheduled weekend events as well as opportunity for personal retreats.
• Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative). A yearly meeting of Christian Friends who worship in the traditional waiting worship manner. Most of their monthly meetings are in Eastern Ohio.
• Friends of Jesus Fellowship Fall Gathering, October 4-6, 2013, Barnesville, Ohio (national-level gathering).

Chicago & Evanston, Illinois

Friends Gathering in Jesus Christ is a group of Christian Friends which gathes for worship 6:30 PM Tuesdays at 57th Street Friends Meeting, 5615 S. Woodlawn, Chicago, IL (Hyde Park neighborhood). They also usually meet on second Saturdays at 10 AM at Evanston Friends Meeting, 1010 Greenleaf, Evanston, IL. Please call Kevin McMurtrey at 773-667-0191 to confirm a meeting is being held.

Amboy, Indiana

A group meets for unprogrammed Christian worship at 7 PM on Saturdays in Amboy, Indiana. For more information, contact Dave Thomas.

Syracuse, Indiana

Northern Lakes Friends Meeting is an independent conservative Friends meeting in Syracuse, Indiana. For information, contact James Clifton.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Laughing Waters Friends Worship Group meets 4:30 PM Sundays at Bethany Lutheran Church, 2511 East Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, MN. Email or call 612-516-5340.

U.S. - Western

Christian Friends Conference - Western Region

The Christian Friends Conference (CFC) holds one-day quarterly regional gatherings on a Saturday, 9-4:30. Next gathering is on June 15, 2013 at Berkeley Friends Church, 1600 Sacramento St., Berkeley, CA. The gatherings include silent waiting worship, Bible reading in the manner of Conservative Friends, fellowship over brown bag lunch, and a presentation and/or discussion. For more information on these gatherings, please contact Bruce Folsom.

Southern California

Each quarter there is a gathering with an hour of Christ-centered open, waiting worship. The worship is preceded by an hour of teaching and discussion on early Friends worship, and practice. The group meets at East Whittier Friends Church, 15911 E. Whittier Blvd., Whittier, CA. It is facilitated by Kim Palmer. The gatherings are normally held from 10 AM to 12 Noon on the first Saturdays of March, June, September (when first Saturday falls on Labor Day weekend, it will be second Saturday in September), and December. For more information, email Kim Palmer at kimpalmer11@yahoo.com.

Denver, Colorado

Denver Conservative Friends Worship Group meets monthly on 4th Wednesdays. Contact Isabel Penraeth, 303-200-0626, for information.

Seattle, Washington

Friends of Jesus Fellowship - Seattle meets first and third Sundays, 5-7 PM, in a participant's home for a light supper and waiting worship. For more information, contact Susanne Kromberg.

Outside of U.S.

Canada

Halcyonia Friends Meeting, near Borden (Larsen Road North), Saskatchewan. Worship 11 AM Sundays. Contact Al Penner, RR 1, Borden, SK SOK-0N0. An independent Conservative meeting.

Venezuela

A Friends Meeting, along with ministry to the poor, is starting in Maracaibo. For information, contact Vanessa DiDomenico. Has some support from an Evangelical Friends Church in Oregon, but is non-pastoral.

Greece

Athens Christian Friends Meeting (in Greek), 140 Alexandras Avenue, Athens 11471, Greece, e-mail info@christianquaker.net, telephone +30 210 6453392.

Kenya

Maliki silent worship group meets regularly near Kitale. They also hold an annual conference beginning December 27 each year. They welcome visitors. Contact David Neyole, P.O. Box 75, Webuye, Kenya.

Great Britain

• New Foundation Fellowship - United Kingdom, e-mail. Their Web site includes Christian Friends events in the United Kingdom, including some sponsored by other groups than NFF.
• Friends in Christ (Primitive Quakers) - A small group of Friends which holds half-yearly and yearly meeting sessions, and produces a newsletter. Contact Paul Thompson for information.
• Ripley Quaker Meeting - meet each Sunday at 10:30 at Derbyshire Coalition for Inclusive Living, Park Road, Ripley, Derbyshire, and midweek meetings are also held in homes. Telephone Alistair Lomax at 01773-850021 or 07799-580364 for further information, or email ripleychristianquakers@hotmail.co.uk.
• Greenwich-Ripley Quaker Group - generally meets quarterly. Contact Ripley Quaker Meeting for more information.
• Greenwich Friends - meets Sundays in the home of Simon and Julie Watson in Greenwich, London. Telephone 020-8469-2901 or 020-7663-1030 for details.
• Swanwick Friends Meeting meets on the first Sundays of the month, 10 AM - 12 Noon, at The Salt Pot, The Green, Swanwick, Derbyshire DE55 1BL. For more information, email Friends of the Light.

Ireland

• Grange Friends Meeting
• Monkstown Friends Meeting
• South Belfast Friends Meeting

Australia

School of the Spirit

School of the Spirit is a Quaker ministry of prayer and learning based in the Philadelphia area. It offers a two-year residential program On Being a Spiritual Nurturer, as well as Silent Retreats.

New Foundation Fellowship

New Foundation Fellowship publishes New Foundation Papers, books and pamphlets; holds gatherings; and underwrites traveling ministry - all with the purpose of declaring and exploring our original Quaker faith. General correspondence can be sent to T.H.S. Wallace 3032 Logan St., Camp Hill, PA 17011 USA (Fax 717-737-6489); or NFF-UK, c/o Allistair Lomax, Brook Cottage, Chapel Street, Fritchley, Derbyshire, UK DE56 2FR. See also NFF-UK Web page.

Renovaré

This nondenominational Christian renewal movement was founded by Friend Richard Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline and Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home. Its work includes one-day and weekend conferences throughout North America. It also now has branches in the Birtish Isles and Korea.

* The term Christian is used in many different ways. I use the term to mean someone who answers Jesus' question, "Who do you say that I am?" the same way that Peter did (Matthew 16:15-16).

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