Charlotte Friends Meeting
Charlotte Friends Meeting is:
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A welcoming and affirming faith community open to all which is part of the Religious Society of Friends, Quakers,
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Committed to the Quaker Testimonies (values) of spirituality, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship
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An unprogrammed meeting which gathers each Sunday for Meeting for Worship and meets monthly to conduct business (Meeting for Business)
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A member of Piedmont Friends Fellowship and Yearly Meeting, and affiliated with Friends General Conference
Meeting Times
First Day (Sunday) Schedule
10:00 am - Meeting For Worship
10:15 am - First Day School (youth)
11:00 am - Announcements & Fellowship
11:45 am - Forum
(see "Calendar of Events" for details)
What's New
For the last seven years Charlotte Friends Meeting has joined over 135 area congregations, colleges and YMCAs to partner with the Urban Ministry Center to provide winter shelter to homeless neighbors. Last year this community-wide, inter-faith Room in the Inn program served more than 1,400 people.
Charlotte Friends Meeting is affiliated with the new Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting, with Piedmont Friends Fellowship (PFF), and, through them, with Friends General Conference (FGC). Click on the article title to learn more about our yearly meeting.
Our experience has shown that active participation in the life of the Meeting community can deepen and enrich our understanding of Quakerism and what it means to be a Friend. Participating in committees provides us with opportunities to gain first-hand experience of Quaker principles in action. It also enables us to share and build our own gifts, talents and interests while encouraging others to do the same.
Charlotte Friends have a long-standing relationship with the Center for Community Transitions Women’s Facility. The non-profit CCT provides services to people with criminal records with a goal of helping them build lives that will support a successful transition into the community. CCT has been operating the Women’s Facility (formerly ECO Center for Women) for 27 years. The CCT Women’s Facility is a contract prison, a work release facility with a capacity of 30 women who are in the last two years of their state pr
The Peace and Social Concerns Committee has active local projects and provides the Meeting with information about a broad spectrum of peace and social justice issues. Click on the article title to learn more.
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First Day (Sunday) Schedule
10:00 am - Meeting For Worship
10:15 am - First Day School (youth)
11:00 am - Announcements & Fellowship
11:45 am - Forum
(see "Calendar of Events" for details)
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