News and Activities
Meeting House – Usage Information
The Richmond Friends welcome your use of our Meetinghouse and ask that you adhere to the procedures delineated below. Please note that these policies apply not only to Richmond Friends but to all who utilize the Meetinghouse. It is important that each group using...
Categorizing Books in the Library
Because of generous donations from you, and from the collection of Jean Jones Andersen, our stock of books has mushroomed. Many more categories have been added to assist you in your search for the book you are looking for, or for the book that is looking for you! A...
Tour of the Meeting House
This is the entrance to the Meeting Room for Worship, located at 4500 Kensington Avenue. We began worshiping here in 1957 and most people find our Meetinghouse timeless, quaint, and charming in its simplicity. Our facility is comprised of two buildings, the Meeting...
MWB minutes for 2013
MWB Minutes for 2013
Quaker Testimonies
"Testimony" is used by Friends to describe actions and attitudes based on the realization that there is "that of God in everyone," that all human beings are equal, and that all life is interconnected. It is affirmative but may lead to action that runs counter to...
Disaster Relief groups
For a number of years, groups of mostly RFM members and attenders have spent one-week in the spring working at sites affected by natural disasters, including the gulf coast (Hurricane Katrina), Ider, Alabama (tornadoes), and Crisfield, Maryland (Hurricane Sandy). The...
Bequest Use Policy
In her will, Jean Jones Anderson offered a bequest to Meeting, with the stipulation that it be used for adult spiritual education. After much consideration, in November 2011, Meeting approved the following policy governing the use of the bequest. Recommendations from...
RFM Travel Policy
Richmond Friends Meeting Travel Policy Proposed by Financial Stewardship Committee Approved Eleventh Month, 2010 This paper lays out the manner in which Richmond Friends Meeting members and attenders may request financial support for travel related to voluntary...
History Highlights
Richmond Friends Meeting (RFM) organized in 1795, and soon built its first Meeting House at 19th and Cary Street in Church Hill. This was the second oldest “church” in Richmond. We have a long history of religious observance and social justice within the Richmond...