DELAND — Mixed in with the African American history displays and Black empowerment nonprofits at DeLand's Juneteenth celebration this summer was a group most wouldn't expect to see at an event that ...
NEW BEDFORD — From New Bedford's bustling whaling industry to its role as an abolitionist hub, the city's Quakers — also known as the New Bedford Friends Meeting — have played an integral part in much ...
Quakers have never celebrated the Holy Eucharist or any sacraments because they believe ritual distracts and takes focus away from God. About one-third of Quakers in the United States are unprogrammed ...
The New Bedford Friends Meeting house, where those known as Quakers get together to worship, was recently spruced up. Members of the Quaker religion get together twice a week to sit in silence or ...