About Concord Friends Meeting
The ‘silent’ meetings started by George Fox and his followers are still the center of Quaker life. You are welcome here for a quiet hour in communion before God, during which anyone may ‘speak out of the silence’ if moved by the Spirit. [See also here.] On some occasions, there may be no one who speaks. On other occasions, there may be one or several messages. If you enter after a meeting for worship has begun, you are welcome to quietly take a seat. (You may wish to view a lovely, little ‘book’ at http://ComingToAQuakerMeeting.uk)
We are a ‘hybrid’ Meeting (we worship in person and have a Zoom link for those who wish to join us online). If you wish to join us via Zoom, email Zoom [at] ConcordFriendsMeeting [dot] org and someone will call you to answer questions and provide an introduction.
We meet for worship every Sunday morning in our meetinghouse at 11 Oxbow Pond Road in Canterbury, NH. Please come and visit.
- For directions, click here.
- For more information about Quakers, go to the FAQ page, “Friendly Facts” page, “Testimonies” page.
- For our COVID Policy, click here.
- For a history of Quakers in Concord, click here; for history of our solar array, click here.
- For more “Quaker Speak” videos, click here.
- For our legal incorporation details, click here.
Our schedule on a typical Sunday follows. On second Sundays of the month, the end of our regular worship service is followed by a potluck lunch and then a Meeting for Worship with attention to Business. Other programs may follow worship, particularly on fourth Sundays of the month.
- 10·00 - 10·15 : Worship through song
- 10·15 - 11·15 : Worship (unprogrammed) and young people’s ‘First-Day School’
- 11·15 - 11·30 : Introductions & announcements
- 11·30 - 12·00 : Tea or coffee, talk (optional)
For more information about Quakers, please see New England Yearly Meeting, the Wikipedia entry on Quakers, Quaker Information Center, and links to Quaker web sites.
Click here to see our most recent Newsletter with announcements & events.
You may also wish to look at New England Yearly Meeting’s Faith & Practice.
The meetinghouse, completed in 10th Month in 2010, is near the borders of Concord, Boscawen and Canterbury. Below is an image of the meetinghouse on the 27th of 1st Month 2019.
Steve Booth has made available images of the building of the meetinghouse on-line.
