About Storrs Friends Meeting
Friends’ meeting, however silent is...a witness that worship
is something other and deeper than words, and that it is to the unseen
and eternal things that we desire to give the first place in our
lives.
-Caroline E. Stephen, 1908
Meetings for worship are held each Sunday. Meetings for business, held monthly, are open to all attenders and are conducted in a spirit of worship. Decisions are made, not by vote, but by collective discernment of the divine will.
Thank you for joining us. We hope you find worshiping here has been satisfying, and that you will be moved to return. If you wish to know more about the Religious Society of Friends, our members would welcome the opportunity to talk with you.
The purpose of this web page is to acquaint attenders with some of the peculiarities of the people called Friends or Quakers; in particular the members of Storrs Friends Meeting. While there are no dogmas in Quakerism, there are three elements, interwoven as one piece, which underlie our religious society throughout our history: First is the faith by which we live, second is our method of worship and third is our mission of service through which we express ourselves in the world.
Friends look for that of God in every person, and believe in direct communication with the Divine Light. Ours is among the most mystical of western faiths. We seek the comfort and guidance found in a place beyond words.
We strive to live our faith by applying our beliefs to the actions we take. We are known as one of the "peace churches", holding reverence for all life. Throughout our history we have been activists on social justice issues including many matters of social equality, economic justice, and stewardship of the earth.
As constant seekers and ministers to one another, we strive to discern God’s will in our lives.