A childhood Methodist and a longtime adult Unitarian Universalist who, most recently, was head of their membership, Pat Brown wasted no time seeking membership at Cincinnati Friends Meeting (CFM). Effects of the pandemic and a chance visit during EquaSion’s Sacred Connections (an interfaith program encouraging visits to a variety of
Cathy Barney
A Seeker Since Childhood
New Cincinnati Friends Meeting (CFM) member Dana Neal yearns to know the truth, especially spiritual truth, for herself. At five, when she asked her Missionary Baptist Sunday School Teachers where the Canaanites came from if Adam and Eve were the first people, she was shushed and told to rely on
Quaker Testimonies Echo Fondness for Church Community
The Quaker testimonies reflect new Cincinnati Friends Meeting member Kathleen Smythe’s time in East Africa as a teacher, graduate student, and researcher. “The gift that experience gave me that I find here is hospitality in the largest sense. The open, quiet space of the sanctuary and the welcoming nature of
Patia Appreciation Day
I am really happy to be able to honor my friend and someone I consider an authentic role model for sticking close to God: Patia Williams. I first met Patia when Lily and Autumn were very young. Jill Gomez, who also had daughters my girls’ ages—we became members together—had been
Zalla Movie Captures Quaker Testimonies
New video technology recently installed in the Cincinnati Friends Meeting worship room made it the perfect venue for a private screening of the movie Radical with producer Christopher Zalla, attender Tom Zalla’s son. A cluster of friends gathered between Christmas and New Year’s Eve to view the film about a