Our Wider Community


Organizational Structure of Quakers

  • Monthly Meetings- local faith community who gather for worship once a week (or more) and Meetings for business once per month
  • Quarterly Meeting--gathering of multiple Monthly Meetings from a geographical region for a Meeting for business and fellowship once per quarter
  • Yearly Meeting- Gathering of regional Quarterly Meetings for business and fellowship once (or more) per year 
  • Quaker affiliation organizations - affiliations of Yearly Meetings by similarities of practice and discipline for fellowship, support and sharing of resources
  • Worldwide Quaker Organizations - create opportunities for dialogue and understanding between the many branches of Friends Meetings and Churches

Abington Quarter

Gwynedd Friends Meeting is one of the 9 Quaker Monthly Meetings that make up Abington Quarterly Meeting (Abington Quarter). The Monthly Meetings in Abington Quarter are primarily located in Montgomery County, with the exception of Richland (Bucks Co.) and Byberry (Northeast Philadelphia) -see map below. Surrounding Quarterly Meetings are Philadelphia Quarter, a Bucks Quarter, a Salem Quarter, a Caln Quarter and others.

Purpose of Quarterly Meeting:
"The Quarterly Meeting is designed to bring together a larger group of Friends for inspiration and counsel and to consider more varied interests than a Monthly or Preparative Meeting can undertake.  It is composed of constituent Monthly Meetings, each of which shall appoint representatives to attend it."
"... Its more helpful function should be to aid and encourage its constituent Monthly Meetings to greater interest and service and to give its members an increasing vision of Truth."  (Source: Faith and Practice of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting)

 

Links to Meetings of Abington Quarter and their Locations

Each of these Monthly Meetings has their own distinctive flavor: small or large membership, varying diversity of age groups and ethnic, social, economic backgrounds and theology. Monthly Meetings are the composite of all its members as they jointly express their faith.
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 Meeting Street Address Website & Email
(1) Abington 520 Meetinghouse Rd
Jenkintown, PA 19046

AbingtonQuakers.org

amm@abingtonfriends.net
(2) Byberry          


3001 Byberry Road
Philadelphia PA 19154

ByberryQuakers.org

office@byberryquakers.org
(3) Gwynedd 1101 DeKalb Pike
Gwynedd, PA 19454
GwyneddMeeting.org

office@gwyneddmeeting.org
(4) Horsham 500 Easton Rd
Horsham, PA 19044
Horshamquakers.org 

office@horshamquakers.org  
(5) Norristown 20 Jacoby St.
Norristown, PA 19401           
NorristownFriends.org

office@norristownfriends.org
(6) Plymouth 2150 Butler Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
PlymouthMeetingQuakers.org

office@plymouthmeetingquakers.org
(7) Richland 206 South Main St
Quakertown, PA 18951
RichlandQuakers.org

communications@richlandquakers.org
(8) Unami Macoby St. and 5th St.
Pennsburg, PA 18073
UnamiQuakers.org

communications@unamiquakers.org
(9) Upper Dublin


1506 Ft Washington Ave
Maple Glen, PA 19002

UpperDublinQuakers.org

office@upperdublinquakers.org

 

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Abington Quarter is one of 14 Quarters that make up Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting consists of over 100 Quaker meetings located in:

  • Central and Eastern PA
  • Western and Southern NJ
  • Delaware and Eastern Shore Maryland

Quaker Communities

Abington Quarter
Arch Street Meetinghouse
Foulkeways
Pendle Hill
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
 

Quakers in the World

medallion
American Friends Service Committee
    • AFSC Study of Quaker Testimonies
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Friends General Conference
    • The Quaker Way
    • Further Reading
    • Spiritual Growth
    • Resources for Children
    • Resources for Adults
    • Business Structure How we Work Together
Friends World Committee for Consultation
Quaker.org
Quaker Voluntary Service
Quaker Theology : A Progressive Journal and Forum for Discussion and Study
 

Other Organizations

Interfaith Housing Alliance
Manna on Mainstreet
ReStore

 

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Folks come to us looking for a spiritual home. Please visit. Quakers believe in the presence of God in everyone. Regardless of race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or reason, you will find a warm welcome from us.
 
In addition to our belief in that of God in everyone, we believe in direct communion with the Divine. In other words, Spirit speaks and guide us directly. Our worship is in silence as we wait expectantly for that connection.
 
In worship we gather in silence, quiet our minds, calm our hearts, and seek the source of love and truth in our lives. At times, Friends feel called to stand and speak a message given from the divine.
 
We eagerly welcome believers of all faiths as fellow members of God's universal community. Our Meeting for Worship service, Sundays at 9:30 AM, is open to everyone in person and on a Zoom link. We also have Worship on Wednesday evenings at 8PM on the same Zoom link.
 
We enter our worship rooms quietly. The worship begins as you enter in silence. There are no assigned seats. We do not have a pastor who leads us.
 
We Quakers bear witness to our core beliefs through direct action on a variety of social concerns, like housing the homeless, supporting food banks, and standing vigil for peace. We work locally, nationally, and internationally. Quakers often say, “Our service begins when worship ends.” 
 
For Information on how to join worship via ZOOM, you can click here. You can expect a warm welcome and meaningful worship.
 
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Contact our Office Manager: Rochelle Tormollen, Address: 1101 DeKalb Pike, Gwynedd, PA 19454, Phone: 215-699-3055,
Email: office@GwyneddMeeting.org  Your calls and emails will be returned.