West Newton Friends Meeting

West Newton Friends Meeting (church) is a fellowship of Quakers, seeking to live in close relationship to God. Because of God's love and grace for each of us and led by Jesus' example, we are committed to:

- welcoming all people

- supporting one another

- working in our community

- inviting everyone into a relationship with God

You Are Welcome Here!

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Minute In Support of Anti-Hate/Bias Crimes Legislation -- March 2019

West Newton Friends Meeting

Minute In Support of Anti-Hate/Bias Crimes Legislation

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Posted by West Newton Admin on 03/18/2019 - 10:34am

Meet Our Members -- Nancy Pierson Bill

I was born and raised where the new Indianapolis Airport (and old Weir Cook Airport was) on land that my great grandparents homesteaded. Jim and Ruth Ladd Pierson were my parents and I and my siblings (JoAnn, Johnnie, Charles (Laddie), and Jimmie) lived on the farm with my Great-Uncle Roscoe. Some of our ancestors were buried in a small cemetery that is located close to the FedEx building at the airport.

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Posted by West Newton Admin on 11/26/2018 - 11:38am

Meet Our Members -- Sylvia Graves

Dale and I have been privileged to travel to many faraway places, both in and out of our country. Most trips have had meaning beyond just enjoying the scenery as a tourist. We have made trips to grow professionally, attended Quaker gatherings, visited Friends’ ministry sites, and participated on work teams. We have experienced new and varying landscapes, cultures, languages, foods, economic conditions and ways of doing things. Our hearts, minds and spirits have been enlarged to take them all in.

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Posted by West Newton Admin on 10/29/2018 - 4:21pm

Meet Our Members -- Dorothy Moore

Dorothy (DA) Moore, a birthright Quaker and descendent of Levi Coffin, moved from Indianapolis to Decatur Township in 1944, when she married Charles H. Pierson. Living on the Pierson farm with her husband, mother-in-law, and Charlie’s two sisters and no inside plumbing was quite a change for her. Dorothy grew up in Indianapolis and went to Shortridge High School. She had a chance to go to Earlham College and study nursing but all she had ever wanted to be was a secretary.

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Posted by West Newton Admin on 10/02/2018 - 10:17am

West Newton Friends In Service -- Ruth and Charles Alber

We regularly feature the work of one of West Newton Friends making a difference in our community. We’re all involved in different ways and sometimes we don’t realize the ministries we're doing in locally and around the world.

This article features the volunteer work of Charles and Ruth Alber.

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Posted by West Newton Admin on 06/23/2018 - 9:29am

West Newton Friends In Service -- Dale Graves

This article features the volunteer work of Dale Graves.

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Posted by West Newton Admin on 06/23/2018 - 9:17am

West Newton Friends In Service -- Florence Emma Peery

Each month we’re going to feature the work of one of West Newton Friends making a difference in our community. We’re all involved in different ways and sometimes we don’t realize the ministries we're doing in locally and around the world.

This article features the volunteer work of Florence Emma Peery.

I have lived in Thorntown, Indiana, all but eleven years of my life. I was born and raised in Sugar Plain Meeting and attended there until they chose to leave Western Yearly Meeting; at that time I decided to join West Newton Meeting.

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Posted by West Newton Admin on 05/16/2018 - 1:19pm

West Newton Friends In Service -- Norma Gaston

Each month we’re going the work of one of West Newton Friends making a difference in our community. We’re all involved in different ways and sometimes we don’t realize the ministries we're doing in locally and around the world.

This article features the volunteer work of Norma Gaston.

The journey that brought me to outreach projects began with my family and my early years in West Newton Friends Church (WNFC).

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Posted by West Newton Admin on 05/16/2018 - 11:42am

West Newton Friends In Service -- Dan Burger

We’re going to regularly share the work of one of West Newton Friends making a difference in our community. We’re all involved in different ways and sometimes we don’t realize the ministries we're doing in locally and around the world.

This article features the volunteer work of Dan Burger at Sheltering Wings. He wrote the following poem/reflection and information about the work of Sheltering Wings.

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Posted by West Newton Admin on 04/17/2018 - 9:15am