Conanicut Worship Group
We can be contacted at conanicut@providencefriends.org
 
Summer
Meeting for Worship takes place every Sunday at 10:30 AM.
(May through October)
The Old Meetinghouse,
at the corner of North Rd. & Weeden Lane
Jamestown, RI
Winter Meeting for Worship takes place every other Sunday at 10:30 AM.
January 2, 16, 30
February 13, 27
March 13, 27
April  10, 24
In May we will again worship at the old Meetinghouse on Weeden Lane in Jametown. The date will be announced closer to that time. at the Studio at Norman Bird Sanctuary
583 Third Beach Rd.,
Middletown, RI
Directions
    Conanicut Worship Group meets in the 1787 unmodernized Old Quaker Meetinghouse at the corner of North Main Road and Weeden Lane in Jamestown, Rhode Island. on Eldred Ave., Jamestown.The original Meetinghouse was erected in 1710. It was moved to the present site in 1733 and enlarged in 1786. It is adjacent to the historic Windmill and is maintained by the efforts of its members and the Jamestown Historical Society.

     The old Meetinghouse was brought back into use in the 20th century by an interested group of Philadelphia Quakers who summered in the area. It had been abandoned( as was the old Quaker burial ground near the site of the original and much larger Meetinghouse off what is now called Cedar Ave.) with the decline in membership in the Religious Society of Friends. Because the modern use of the Meetinghouse was seasonal, the Friends worshipped as an "Indulged" Meeting, having no business meeting or committees, under the care of the Providence Friends Meeting.

     Everyone is welcomed to join unprogrammed worship in the simple structure, where the livestock from surrounding farms often adds background to the messages we share. There is no First Day School and no bathroom. There are two steps up into the building.


Walk cheerfully over the earth answering that of God in every person.
George Fox

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Last updated: December 17, 2010
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