Asheville Monthly Meeting of the Religous Society of Friends
227 Edgewood Road
Asheville NC 28804-3314
(just east of UNC-A campus)
(307) 800-1604
[email protected]
Meeting for Worship Every First Day (Sunday) at 10 a.m.
All are welcome
About the Asheville Meeting House
This is a link to a comprehensive artile about the meeting house building from the Preservation Society.
https://psabc.org/trolleys-towers-fruits-and-friends-the-story-of-227-edgewood-road
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Unprogrammed Worship
The Asheville Friends Meeting is an unprogrammed meeting.
Unprogrammed worship is the more traditional style of worship among Friends and remains the norm in Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and parts of the United States and Canada. During an unprogrammed meeting for worship, Friends gather together in "expectant waiting" for divine leadings. Sometimes a meeting is entirely silent, sometimes quite a few people speak. Meeting for Worship generally lasts about an hour.
A member will rise and share a message (give "ministry") with the gathered meeting when they feel they are led by the spirit. Typically, messages, testimonies, ministry, or other speech are unprepared, and members are expected by the community to discern the source of their inspiration—whether divine or self.
Unprogrammed worship is generally deemed to start as soon as the first participant is seated, the others entering the room in silence. The Meeting for Worship ends when one person (usually predetermined) shakes the hand of his or her neighbor. All the members of the assembly then shake hands with their neighbors, after which one member usually rises and extends greetings and makes announcements. Many meetings serve coffee or tea after meeting, which gives everyone an opportunity to catch up with friends and chat with visitors.
Clerk: Joelle O
Asst. Clerk:
Recording Clerk: Elliott J
Asst. Recording Clerk:
Treasurer: Satchel L
Asst. Treasurer: Ellen C
Meetinghouse Coordinator: Adrianne W
Archivist: unfilled
Recorder: Barbara E
SAYMA Representative:
Board of Directors (As owners of real property, we are required by law to have a Board of Directors to manage our assets)
Pat J
Ellen C
Kitti R
Beth E
Satchel L
Meeting for Worship
- Every First Day (Sunday)
- 10:00 a.m. Silent worship
- 10:15 a.m. First Day School for children
- 11:00 a.m. Sharing of joys & sorrows
- 11:15 a.m. First Day School ends
- 11:30 a.m. Fellowship
Meeting for Worship with Attention to Our Business
There is a saying among Friends that we did not abolish the clergy, we abolished the laity. Join us after rise of Meeting for Worship to experience the aspect of Quaker practice that most sets us apart from other religious faiths, as we seek to discern Divine leadings in our work and discover Divine truth for our community.
- Each Second First Day (Sunday) of the month
- Supervised play for children
- Begins at 12 noon
- Ends by 2 p.m.
Sandwich Sunday
- Each Fourth First Day (Sunday) of the month
- Begins after rise of Meeting
- "Loaves, fishes, and fellowship" - everyone welcome!
- Healthful, homemade dishes encouraged
- Be mindful of dietary restrictions and list ingredients of your offerings
- Ends when cleanup is completed
Adult Spiritual Enrichment
- First and third First Day (Sunday) of the month
- Begins at 12 noon
- Supervised play for children
- Ends by 2 p.m.
Midweek Meeting for Worship
Our Midweek Meeting is currently on hiatus.
SAYMA
Asheville Friends Meeting (AFM) is one of the monthly Meetings in Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting and Association (SAYMA.) One of AFM's members, Barbara, compiled a short history of SAYMA. To read it please click on
this link.
To learn more about SAYMA, go to their website,
sayma.org.