Downingtown Friends Meeting

10/13/2023

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10/12/2023

Hey Friends, join us this Saturday!

Our Friends Fall Festival is this Saturday, rain or shine! Our eating area is tented and our MainStage will be rocking— check out these not-to-miss performers and events and plan to join us!

10/02/2023

Hey Friends! We are excited to share the date of this year's Fall Festival as Saturday, 10/14/23.

In other news, please follow the new DFM page (from which this event is shared). Future updates will be coming from the new page. Thanks!

04/24/2023

12/16/2021

Even though we are unable to gather in person for our Christmas Program this year, we are still feeling festive at Meeting 🎄♥️

10/06/2021

A piece of history about our Meetinghouse: Agricultural pioneer and Quaker John Hershey once lived in our Schoolhouse! 100 years ago, he planted a tree nursery right on our Meetinghouse property and across the street -- he filled this nursery with the best fruit and nut tree species he could cultivate.

Today, many of these trees still stand tall, producing a prolific harvest of the sweetest fruits! Come learn more about them and take a Hershey Tree Tour by Restore Our Roots - Downingtown, PA at the Friends Fall Festival this Saturday 🧡

10/03/2021

Big news! We have a new website, and we hope you'll check it out 🕊🕊🕊 fly on over to

Friends Fall Festival has been a tradition at our Meetinghouse property since the 1970s, and it is our biggest community event of the year! Mark your calendars and enjoy a day of family fun.

05/14/2021

Join us this Sunday for a very special presentation on the Hershey Trees! We'll start our Opening Exercises with local group Restore Our Roots, who will later treat us to a Hershey Tree Tour at the rise of Meeting.

Rumor has it they're bringing honey locust cookies to share!

03/29/2021

After decades of depression and despair, an unexpected question changed everything for Chloe Schwenke, then known as Stephen: “Do you think you might be a woman?” Chloe’s journey began, and her Quaker meeting learned along with her.Content warning: su***de

02/20/2021

Quaker Traditions Series: Part I – Spiritual Practice Written on: February 3, 2021The Quaker Traditions Series is a set of articles on the Quaker faith. In his role as Associate Secretary for Religious Life, Zachary Dutton has listened deeply to Friends in the community. Working with the PYM staff...

01/23/2021

01/20/2021

We, the people of Downingtown Friends Meeting, a Quaker community, have for some months been concerned over violent acts during otherwise peaceful civic demonstrations across our region, our state, and our nation. In response, our meeting several months ago approved the following statement of beliefs which we wish to share with you here: “The members of Downingtown Friends Meeting support peaceful political and human rights demonstrations by all people. This is just one more way that we seek to honor that of God in all people, especially in these troubled times. It is in that Light that we renounce acts of violence, whether physical or verbal, in person or virtually, in pursuit of social justice aims and reject the notion that violence is ever justifiable.”

In light of the assault on the nation’s capital on Jan. 6, 2021, and reports of additional lawlessness planned during the inauguration of President-Elect Joseph Biden Jr. and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, Downingtown Friends Meeting wishes to affirm our commitment to peaceful public demonstrations. Once again, we renounce acts of violence, intimidation, and threats to our democracy.

It is our fervent prayer that our nation is restored to peace, continues respectful debate, and finds a way to affirm that of God in all people. Cheryl McVickar Presiding Clerk Downingtown Friends Meeting 🕊

We, the people of Downingtown Friends Meeting, a Quaker community, have for some months been concerned over violent acts during otherwise peaceful civic demonstrations across our region, our state, and our nation. In response, our meeting several months ago approved the following statement of belief...