The Quaker Meetinghouse in homesteaded Woodland, standing and operating since 1939; the church hopes to be Jesus Christ to the community in serving them through whatever their needs might be, as well as spiritual guidance and encouragement. Quaker wheat farmers from North Branch, Kansas, jumped at the chance for a new start in a new land. Those flatlanders could not have imagined the challenge of
hauling their wagons up the mountain on a rugged trail. Covered in timber, it was a far ry from Kansas. These early Quakers held meetings in their homes for many years, eventually building a meetinghouse (in 1939) from lumber milled in Woodland. Seventy-three years later, the Friends church is the remaining vestige of a community that once was home to a store, post office, mills and a school. The school building still stands, and is owned and maintained by the church as a meeting place for community events. Thanksgiving and 4th of July potlucks are highlights. Those tenacious farmers managed to turn this hilly paradise into wheat fields, and a few second and third generation ranchers and farmers continue to produce grain and raise beef. One hundred years later, in the late 1990s, another migration impacted life in Woodland. Several hundred people pulled up roots from all over the country to begin life anew in this somewhat remote part of north central Idaho. Seeking freedom and independence, they built homes alongside ranchers and farmers. A number of them made Woodland Friends their church home which has resulted in a unique mix of theologically diverse backgrounds. The common thread is shared love for Jesus Christ and a commitment to serve and follow Him...'
-- Louise George, for the NWYM Connection
http://nwfriends.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Woodland-Spotlight.pdf
