Is anyone here knowledgeable about the Cincinnati Friends Meeting? If so, would this group generally be aligned more with liberal or orthodox quaker beliefs?

Pardon my ignorance, or if I'm asking an inappropriate question.

--TL

I'm a person who went from more liberal universalist Quaker beliefs to a more orthodox position (although more of the traditional Christian universalism of Quaker thought). Due to a lack of Quaker bodies in my area, I attend the local United Church of Christ.

The Cincinnati Friends meeting has semi-programmed worship which would indicate to me that they are part of the Friends United Meeting (FUM) which is Christocentric in orientation. You find semi-programmed worship among FUM Quakers (as well as unprogrammed), unprogrammed worship among the more liberal Quakers of the Friends General Conference and the Beanite/Independent Yearly Meetings, fully programmed worship among the Evangelical Friends International, and unprogrammed worship among the "Conservative" Friends (Ohio, Iowa, and North Carolina - Ohio has an Affiliate Membership program for those who live in areas away from their Monthly Meetings such as in other states). In general, FUM and Conservative meetings would be considered more orthodox in theology. FUM is closer to the mainline Christian denominations in theology (although beliefs range from liberal to orthodox). EFI is closer to the nondenominational, evangelical Christian churches in theology. Conservative Yearly Meetings are the closest to the original Quaker practice and theology.

http://www.cincinnatifriends.org/

Affiliate membership with the Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative)

http://www.ohioyearlymeeting.org/discip … #Affiliate

The Conservative Friend

http://www.conservativefriend.org/index.htm

I hope this is helpful.

Cincinnati Friends Meeting is a member of Wilmington Yearly Meeting, which is a part of Friends United Meeting, the largest association of orthodox Friends.

You can now search for Friends meetings/churches of any (or no) affiliation at http://www.fwccdirectory.org/

I apologize for the redundant url posts.  I didn't read the above posts quite as carefully as I should have.
All these are good sources of information.  I hope all will be helpful and that you find what you are looking for.

fox

Thank you to all who responded. This information is quite helpful to me.


--TL