WNPJ member group of the week: Beloit Monthly Meeting of Friends
Submitted by staff on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 9:04am
Beloit Monthly Meeting of Friends Contact: Kathryn H.C. Holmes Address: 960 East High Street, Milton, WI 53563 Phone: 608-868-2834 E-mail: holmeskh@ticon.net Meeting House Address: 811 Clary St., Beloit, WI 53511 History: We have had full Meeting status since 1978, associated with Northern Yearly Meeting. We meet in Beloit each First Day at 11 am for unprogrammed worship and meet monthly for Meeting for Business. We also have Worship Sharing and Prayer Circle. In the past we have been involved in tax day leafleting, sponsoring a Cambodian family, and alerting legislators about issues of our concern. Membership: 8 with formal membership. Geographical Area of Work: State line area. Who does the work: We have no paid staff and generally we share in the work of the Meeting. Working links: Northern Yearly Meeting, Friends General Conference, Friends Committee on National Legislation. Purpose: The term “Friends” in our name refers to the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers. Our central purpose as a Meeting is to come together in worship and to nourish the spiritual life of the Meeting and of each person in the Meeting. Congressional District: 1st, U.S. Representative Paul Ryan.