Media Recognition

Distinguished professor and author Marcus Rediker presented two lectures at Abington Meeting--the first in February 2016 and the second in October 2017--on his book, "The Fearless Benjamin Lay." To view the October lecture, click here. There is a time-coded list below each video so that viewers can scan the topics and where on the video timeline to find it. Marcus Rediker has also written articles on Benjamin Lay for the New York Times and The Smithsonian Magazine. A Beacon Broadside interview with Marcus Rediker can be viewed here.

On June 11, 2020, PBS local TV affiliate WHYY featured a segment on Benjamin Lay and his connection to Abington Friends Meeting on their show Movers and Makers.
Click here to select Season 2, Episode 6: Hidden History. The Benjamin Lay segment begins at approximately minute 7:30 on the video timeline.

Click here for "Your Voice with Solomon Jones" on PhillyPraise 107.9 FM, October 1, 2018, featuring a radio interview with Meeting Administrator Loretta Fox about Benjamin Lay.

Click here for for a Washington Post, May 14, 2018 article on Benjamin Lay, titled "In the belly of hell: The Quaker abolitionist disowned by his faith for condemning slave owners," written by Susan Hogan.

Click here for an April 19, 2018 article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, titled "Cast out by the Quakers, Abington's abolitionist dwarf finally has his day." (Subscription may be required.)

Click here for a May 8, 2018 article published in the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Journal, titled "Quaker Abolitionist Benjamin Lay Remembered".
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Click here for a 2024 QuakerSpeak video about Benjamin Lay, featuring author Marcus Rediker and Abington Meeting member George Schaefer.

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Planning your Visit

New to Abington Friends Meeting?

All are welcome to attend Meeting for Worship at Abington Friends Meeting!

Our official name is: Abington Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. We are called "monthly" because we meet once a month to attend to business, but we have meeting for worship every Sunday.

Indoor Meeting for Worship
10:00 AM until 11:00 AM
Year-round

First Day School (Adult Class)
Occasional Sundays, September – May
11:15 AM. All ages welcome.
First Day School consists of talks and activities that provide a Quaker perspective on the issues and challenges of everyday life.

First Day School (Children and Teens)
All Sundays, September - May
10:15 AM
Activities are offered for high schoolers, middle schoolers, and elementary school children. Click Here to register.

Outdoor Meeting for Worship
Every Sunday, mid-June - Labor Day (weather permitting)
10:00 AM until 11:00 AM (happening at the same time as indoor Meeting for Worship)
In addition to our normal indoor Meeting for Worship, we hold optional outdoor Meetings behind the Meeting House during the summer.

Childcare
Childcare for children up to age six is available on the second floor of the Meeting House, at the end of the building and to your left.

Parking
Members and attenders park on the right side of the driveway leading up to the Meeting House (accessible from Greenwood Avenue) or in the parking lot on the west side of the Meeting House (accessible from Meetinghouse Road). Please note that our meetinghouse driveways are one-way, so vehicles must enter from Greenwood Avenue.

Orientation
As you enter the Meetinghouse, which is what we call our place of worship, the room where the Meeting gathers will be the first door on your right. The John Barnes Room, which is where we meet for adult classes, special events, or business, will be the first door on your left.

Meeting Etiquette
Because Quakers worship in silence, please lower your voice when approaching the Meeting House before Meeting for Worship. Likewise, please silence your cellphone.

There is no pastor or minister. Instead, attenders rise and speak when the Spirit moves them, generally keep their comments brief and of a spiritual, heartfelt nature, and allow ample time for others to reflect on what has been said before rising to speak. Statements often have a common thread; however, this is not a requirement.

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