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April 5, 2005 [2] The Mount Pleasant Historic District encompasses the historic center of the village of Mount Pleasant, Ohio . Founded in 1803 by anti-slavery Quakers , the village was an early center of abolitionist activity and a well-known haven for fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad .
The village celebrated its 200th anniversary with tours, special displays and programs on Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. On Saturday, Aug. 2, there was a special program in the 1814 Quaker Meeting House with The Hon. John D. Ong , former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway and descendant of Jacob Ong (1760–1849), the Meeting ...
Mount Pleasant is a village in southern Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 394 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. Founded in 1803 by anti-slavery Quakers, the village was an early center of abolitionist activity and a well-known haven for fugitive slaves on the Underground ...
AFSC's international programs often work in conjunction with Quaker Peace and Social Witness (formerly the British Friends Service Council) and other partners. AFSC also provides administrative support to the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in New York City. This office is the official voice of Quakerism in the United Nations headquarters.
Friends United Meeting (FUM) is an association of twenty-six yearly meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in North America, Africa, and the Caribbean.Its home pages states that it is "a collection of Christ-centered Quakers, embracing 34 yearly meetings and associations, thousands of local gatherings and hundreds of thousands of individuals".
The students soon arrived at a church a half-mile away where, for the next 30 minutes, they would pray, read the Bible and sing worship songs — activities that have become a routine part of ...
Ohio Concord Hicksite Friends Meeting House, east of Colerain, Belmont County, Ohio; Green Plain Monthly Meetinghouse, South Charleston, Clark County; Mount Pleasant Friends Meeting House, Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County; Wilmington Friends Meeting House, Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio [11] Pennsylvania See also Friends meeting houses in ...
CGI was led by Armstrong until 1998. [6] Armstrong and the ministerial leadership aimed to develop a "servant-leadership type of ministry" in contrast to the "one man, top down leadership", of the WCG—this was an important point of departure for the founders after what was perceived to be years of ministerial abuse of power within the WCG, even though Ted himself continued to be very ...