Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting
Photo by Terry Foss
We are currently holding outdoor meeting for worship on the meetinghouse grounds at 9:00 AM and hybrid meeting for worship both in the meeting room and online at 10:30 AM. We recommend that those who attend the in-person component of worship be fully vaccinated. For more information or to receive the link to join online, sign up for our email newsletter here or email worship@chestnuthillquakers.org.
Updated 11/13/2021
“Walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone.” George Fox, founding Quaker (1656).
Our meetings for worship have no pastor or liturgy and are “unprogrammed.” Sitting together in the centering silence of meeting for worship, we seek a communion with the Divine and each other. We step back from the chattering world and open ourselves to the eternal Spirit that each of us can experience directly in our own way.
As we settle into silence, we wait expectantly for the Spirit to speak to us and through us. One who feels deeply moved may rise and deliver vocal ministry. On occasion, meeting for worship may be completely silent, and at other times may include Spirit-led messages, prayers, songs, or meditations.
We have no creed or common theology, but we have shared understandings:
- There exists something Divine that we may describe as Spirit, God, the Inner Light, Christ, or simply Love.
- We can each experience this Divine presence, and so experience continuing revelation.
- Our experience of the Divine is enhanced when we engage as a community both in our worship and in our ministry to the world.
Although Quakerism arose as a Christian sect during the Protestant Reformation, our members and attenders come from many faith backgrounds and have varied beliefs about the role and nature of both the Bible and Jesus. As a Quaker community, we seek to “let our lives speak” through the testimonies of peace, simplicity, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship.
All are welcome to our meetings for worship, and visiting children are welcome to our First Day School program. Visitors may wish to read our page on worship for additional information about our practices. Newcomers might also want to view “QuakerSpeak: What to Expect in Meeting for Worship.”
Meeting Times
Sunday Schedule
- Outdoor Meeting for Worship - 9:00 - Most Sundays
- Adult Class - 9:00 - First and Second Sundays, September through June
- Meeting for Worship - 10:30
- First-day School - 10:45
- Monthly Meeting for Business - 12:15 pm - Third Sundays
Directions to the Meetinghouse
Contacting the Meeting
Email (preferred): Click here.
Voicemail is checked on Monday and Thursday: 215-247-3553
James Turrell Skyspace
For information about the James Turrell Skyspace, Greet the Light, visit the Skyspace website.
Rentals
See this page for information about renting space at the meetinghouse. Once you have reviewed this information, contact the rentals administrator at this email address.
Meeting Directory
Access to the directory is limited to people with a website account; see this page for instructions on requesting an account, and then go to this page to download the PDF.
Newsletters and Bulletins
Our electronic newsletter is published near the first of the month. Bulletins are published as needed.
Philadelphia Quarter
Chestnut Hill is one of eight monthly meetings in the Philadelphia Quarter of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
What to do if you lose your password
See instructions on this page.
What's New
Meeting for Worship for Business
May 21, 2023 at 12:15 pm
Hybrid - Attend in person or join via Zoom
Meeting for Worship for Business
April 16, 2023 at 12:15 pm
Hybrid - Attend in person or join via Zoom
Meeting for Worship for Business
March 19, 2023 at 12:15 pm
Hybrid - Attend in person or join via Zoom
Agenda (See documents attached below)
Meeting for Worship for Business
February 19, 2023 at 12:15 pm
Hybrid - Attend in person or join via Zoom
Meeting for Worship for Business
January 15, 2023 at 12:15 pm
Hybrid - Attend in person or join via Zoom
Meeting for Worship for Business
November 20, 2022
Hybrid - Attend in person or join via Zoom
Agenda (See documents attached below)
Worship with us!
Sunday Schedule
- Outdoor Meeting for Worship - 9:00 - Most Sundays
- Adult Class - 9:00 - First and Second Sundays, September through June
- Meeting for Worship - 10:30
- First-day School - 10:45
- Monthly Meeting for Business - 12:15 pm - Third Sundays
Directions to the Meetinghouse
Contacting the Meeting
Email (preferred): Click here.
Voicemail is checked on Monday and Thursday: 215-247-3553
James Turrell Skyspace
For information about the James Turrell Skyspace, Greet the Light, visit the Skyspace website.
Rentals
See this page for information about renting space at the meetinghouse. Once you have reviewed this information, contact the rentals administrator at this email address.
Meeting Directory
Access to the directory is limited to people with a website account; see this page for instructions on requesting an account, and then go to this page to download the PDF.
Newsletters and Bulletins
Our electronic newsletter is published near the first of the month. Bulletins are published as needed.
Philadelphia Quarter
Chestnut Hill is one of eight monthly meetings in the Philadelphia Quarter of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
What to do if you lose your password
See instructions on this page.