Upon becoming a member of Cincinnati Friends Meeting (CFM) several years ago, I knew this was just the beginning of my spiritual growth and discovering how I could best serve the community. Of the multiple committee options, the one that I felt was most suited for me and my journey
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Right Sharing of World Resources
Last October, I attended a Quaker lecture at Wilmington College on Right Sharing of World Resources (RSWR). RSWR is a Quaker non-profit based in Richmond, Indiana, that has two main organizational goals: To provide resources to marginalized women in developing countries (to improve the quality of life for the women,
Stubborn Flowers
On February 4, 2024, Dr. Corey Cockerill, interim president of Wilmington College, gave the following message during worship at Cincinnati Friends Meeting. I shared this message in the fall with Wilmington Friends. And I cannot seem to shake it. It continues to resonate with me—perhaps even more today. It’s about
Baptists and Quakers Build an Extended Beloved Community
EquaSion congregations Beulah Missionary Baptist Church and Cincinnati Friends Meeting, located on opposite sides of town, welcomed one another for the third gathering this year as they broaden faith and racial connections. A group of about thirty, evenly split between the churches, met December 9 as Beulah Baptist hosted a
Quaker Byway: Harveysburg Free Black School
A little more than a decade after its revolution and founding, the United States of America proclaimed its first major expansion, creating its first incorporated territory in 1787, to become known as the Northwest Territory. The incorporation included 300,000 bountiful square miles filled with thick forests, an abundance of rivers