Arch Street Quakers

Arch Street Quakers Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Arch Street Friends). Worshipping in Old City since 1682. You are welcome here. Parking available onsite.

Worship with Us
Sundays 10:30am | In Person or Online
Wednesdays 5:30pm | Online We are a vibrant, living Quaker community who worships at 320 Arch Street in the historic meeting house built c. 1804–11 by our ancestors. We have worshipped together since 1682, when William Penn welcomed Quakers to Philadelphia. Our official name is Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia, but we are also known a

s Arch Street Friends thanks to the location of our Meeting House in Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood. We welcome you to join us in our practice of silent worship! Arch Street Friends offers Worship every Sunday at 10:30am, in person and online. Midweek Worship occurs every Wednesday at 5:30pm. Refreshments available at the rise of in-person meeting. Childcare is available every Sunday and free to caregivers. Children’s Meeting available First and Third Sundays at 10:30am, September–June. Learn more about us at archstreetfriends.org. For information on public visiting hours, rentals, or FAQs about the Meeting House, visit historicasmh.org. The Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust operates the Arch Street Meeting House as a historic site on behalf of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Ours is a separate organization and does not handle the operations of the historic property.

In 2025, Arch Street Quakers instituted a new custom: when we worship with another Quaker community on our travels, we s...
12/30/2025

In 2025, Arch Street Quakers instituted a new custom: when we worship with another Quaker community on our travels, we snap a photo of the meetinghouse or those we’re visiting to put in our weekly newsletter. It’s a fun way we share with each other how Quakerism touches our lives even when we aren’t at our spiritual home. As this year ends, here are some of the lovely Quaker communities that have welcomed our members and attenders:

→ Central Philadelphia Friends Meeting
→ Charlottesville Friends Meeting
→ Flushing Monthly Meeting
→ Friends Meeting of Washington
→ Germantown Friends Meeting
→ Haddonfield Monthly Meeting - Religious Society of Friends
→ Ithaca Monthly Meeting
→ Merion Friends Meeting
→ Munich Quaker Devotional Group
→ Pittsburgh Friends Meeting - Quakers
→ Plymouth Friends Meeting
→ Saratoga Friends Meeting (Quaker)
→ Seaville Quaker Meeting

We can’t wait to see and visit many more Friends in 2026. Is there a Quaker meeting that’s on your bucket list to visit? If so, we want to know which one it is!

The first snowfall of the season has come to Arch Street Meeting House! ❄️❄️
12/14/2025

The first snowfall of the season has come to Arch Street Meeting House! ❄️❄️

On one of the final warm days, 25 of us took a field trip to Pendle Hill, just a 30-minute drive from Arch Street. As an...
11/26/2025

On one of the final warm days, 25 of us took a field trip to Pendle Hill, just a 30-minute drive from Arch Street. As an outing for us to enjoy this amazing Quaker retreat center and deepen our connections with each other, our visit included:

🍁 A campus and arboretum tour, just as leaves reached their peak vibrancy

🥗 Lunch featuring vegetables grown onsite

🌟 Meeting for Worship and conversation with the PH staff

📚 And a necessary stop at the bookstore for Quaker reading!

The Pendle Hill staff were generous and so welcoming. We can’t wait to return again soon!

Address

320 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA
19106

Opening Hours

Wednesday 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Sunday 10am - 12pm

Telephone

+12156250627

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