The History of Byberry Friends Meeting         

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Byberry (Friends) Monthly Meeting was established in 1683. 


In 1675, the four Walton brothers arrived in Newcastle, Delaware. They followed the Delaware River nearly fifty miles to the Poquessing Creek and settled on land that reminded them of their home near Bibury, England. 

In 1683, the Walton brothers and a few other Friends met at the home of John Hart and established Byberry Meeting. In 1694, a log cabin was built on the corner of land given to the Meeting for a burial ground. Worship was held in this cabin until 1714 when a substantial stone building was erected. 

The present meeting house was built in 1808. The Byberry schoolhouse is also on the grounds where School was held under the care of the meeting from 1720-1918 and more recently a nursery school operated for 25 years.

The second floor of the schoolhouses the Byberry library with exhibits gathered by the Byberry Philosophical Society.

 

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Planning your Visit

 

New to Meeting for Worship? 


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If you've never attended a Meeting for Worship, we hope you will come worship with us -- give it a try.   

Many have found help in viewing the "introductory" videos (below) to answer questions that might arise in expectation of a Quaker Meeting for Worship.   



Most Quaker meetings, at least in this part of country, are so-called "unprogrammed" meetings.
This means that our meetings for worship are not led by a minister, but are largely conducted in silence.  Typically, a Clerk or other Member of the Meeting will close worship with a simple "Good morning friends" but otherwise the meeting may be completely silent. 

Members and attenders are always invited to speak out of the silence with a message about their spiritual journey, although messages are not responded to directly .

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A message has been described as a pebble tossed into a pond.  The resulting ripples are received by others in the meeting and may contribute to their own spiritual journeys. 



Videos for Newcomers


 

Glossary of Common Terms
https://youtu.be/QnmvTa8HPpg quaker-glossary-terms-FB3
9 Core Quaker Beliefs    https://youtu.be/3H08cyXVYDw 9-core-quaker-beliefs-TITLE
The Difference Between Quaker Meeting and other Services     https://youtu.be/sfK3z481jvE difference-between-quaker-meet
What Attracts Newcomers to Quakerism     https://youtu.be/eQeWrvhRIVI what-attracts-newcomers-quaker
What Do Quakers Believe     https://youtu.be/YyTP512bEQk what-do-quakers-believe-FB3
Leaving Quakerism Better Than We Found It    https://youtu.be/5azFBqyEthQ leaving-quakerism-better-FB3





 

Hubb Manager, 10/15/2019