Last Sunday, Jim Newby spoke on the role of silence in expectant worship and the call to give vocal ministry. Here’s a QuakerSpeak video that that shares more on that subject:
Sabrina Darnowsky
CFM Roots: The Children’s Home
In the nineteenth century, many Cincinnati Friends felt called to address the needs of the city’s most vulnerable citizens: its children. Some had mothers who had been imprisoned and had no other option but to take their children to jail with them or leave them homeless. Some youngsters were under
Remembering Eleanor Muchmore
Eleanor Marie Muchmore passed away peacefully on December 8, 2023. She was born in Moulton, Alabama, to the late Walter and Jennie (Hadley) Porter on September 30, 1926. She grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, graduated from Sycamore High School, and went on to graduate from Wilmington College in 1948. While
Remembering Don Schwentker
Donald Milton Schwentker was a birthright Friend, the son of long-time members U. L. “Gus” and Annabelle Schwentker. Don was born in Cincinnati on October 9, 1934, and was received into membership at Cincinnati Friends Meeting just five days later. He passed away on November 10, 2023, at 89 years
CFM Roots: The Civil War
During periods of conflict in England, the Quaker leader George Fox affirmed that he was “sent of God to stand a witness against all violence, and…to bring [people] from the occasion of war and fighting to the peaceable gospel.” This commitment to non-violence has been one of the most enduring