Welcome Back!

Worship is held both In Person and Virtually!

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Our Mailing Address Has Changed:

P.O. Box 4926

Philadelphia, PA 19119

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Above: Germantown Friends and other visitors joined Green Street Friends in this testimony of faith: unlearn racism and oppose anti-Muslim bigotry.

"The first step to peace is to stand still in the Light."

George Fox

Meeting for Worship,
First Day (Sunday) 10:30-11:30 AM

Our First Day (Sunday) School for Children meets from 10:30 to 11:15 AM so that all children can join in the last 15 minutes of the worship service.

Please, read about the Renewal for Green Street!

As part of the Renewal, the Jones Room has been remodeled, and Our Library is back! Treat yourself to a visit.

Download our current newsletter (July, 2022).

Member Gabbreell James writes in Friends Journal, "We Are Not John Woolman". Colin Kaepernick is.

Fall Back!

Above: A sudden change in weather accompanying the time change has Green Street Friends bundled up! (Picture taken before Covid-19)

The Spirit is alive here
in worship
in fellowship
and in our wider community.

You are welcome to worship with us!

Here's a bit about who we are — and who we aspire to be.

Worship is the core of our experience together.
We gather at 45 West Schoolhouse Lane on Sundays from 10:30 to 11:30 AM in the traditional Quaker form of "waiting" or "unprogrammed" worship. There is no pre-planned program, no sermon, no planned songs. As we meet in silence, any person may feel called by the Spirit to speak a message aloud to the gathered body. Click for more on Quaker meetings or "unprogrammed" worship; OR watch this 7-minute video.

Meeting for worship challenges us to listen carefully to God and to each other, to be truthful with ourselves, and to live into who we are called to be. Worship knits us together at a deep level, beyond words.

We do not have a formal creed or dogma. We are comfortable with varying expressions of faith and understandings of God, Spirit, Truth, or the Divine.

We value the community that grows out of our shared experience.
Our fellowship after meeting feels like a continuation of worship, with deep conversation, tasty food, and plenty of laughs and warmth. Throughout the week, we support each other in our spiritual paths and lift up the ministry of one another. We find ways to be connected to our Germantown neighborhood, working for equality and social justice, both in the neighborhood and in the wider city and world.

We are an already-diverse community, and we challenge ourselves to keep growing. We are welcoming and affirming of all people, embracing differences in ethnicity, race, class, age, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

We cherish our children and teens, and provide Quaker religious education in a safe and caring environment. We also have spiritual care of Greene Street Friends School.

Come explore with us!
Our experience is that our spiritual practice invites and nurtures deeper insights and growth. Our goal is to "walk the talk" and to live up to the rich history of Quakerism and Quaker testimonies.