There are also 2 groups that do not have formal national-level organizations
Conservative Friends (Wilburite) hold silent worship led by the "Inner Light" and encourage the older traditions such as plain dress
Independent Yearly Meetings - do not have a larger organizational structure but follow Quaker traditions
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National affiliations |
Description |
In Ohio |
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Friends General Conference (FGC) |
Hicksite; Unprogrammed worship/ inward light |
Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting (OVYM) est. 1802 formerly Indiana YM; archives held at Wilmington College
Lake Erie Yearly Meeting (LEYM) est. 1939; HQ = Adrian, MI (OH, MI, PA, WV) |
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Friends United Meeting (FUM) formerly Five Years Meeting; now meets every 3 yrs |
Orthodox; Christ-centered; open to the Light of Christ and the leading of God’s Spirit |
Indiana Yearly Meeting (IYM) est. 1821; HQ = Muncie, IN
New Association of Friends est. 2013; 15 meetings from IYM
Wilmington Yearly Meeting est. 1891 |
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Evangelical Friends Church International (EFCI) |
Gurneyite: Programmed worship similar to most evangelicals/ “church” rather than “meeting” |
EFC-ER (1965); HQ = Canton; formerly Ohio Yearly Meeting (Damascus); archives held at Malone University |
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Conservative Friends Yearly Meetings are highest level of affiliation |
Wilburite: “Conserve” Friends traditions = plain dress + speech/ Christ within + Scripture / waiting worship |
Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative). HQ = Barnesville, Ohio |
2008 = National: Evangelical Friends Church changed name to Evangelical Friends Church – North America (EFC-NA) comprised of 6 regions:
Evangelical Friends Church – International (EFCI) is comprised of 5 regions