Hello there! Thank you for visiting our website. We are an active Quaker meeting near Harrisonburg, serving the Harrisonburg-Rockingham area of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. We cherish the Light within every person and work for peace. Children are welcome and encouraged to attend.
We warmly invite you to join us for Quaker Meeting for Worship each First Day (Sunday), every week, from 10-11 AM. We have a schedule of other programming offered that is posted here! We are located at 363 High St, Dayton, VA 22821.
The Way Friends Worship
In worship, Friends gather in silent, expectant waiting. When someone feels led to share a message, it is shared amongst the group, after which the group returns to a peaceful silence. We listen deeply to the Spirit and to each other, and reach for the Divine center of our being.
“We are met in a great task when we meet in worship, no less than to realize the Divine Presence and to create an atmosphere in which that Presence and Power can touch us into fuller life.
“Once we remember this, we cannot but approach the occasion with reverent humility and the desire that nothing on our part may hinder or disturb.
“It is something holy and wonderful we are trying to build up together—the consciousness of the Presence with us here and the reality of communion with God.”
—Quaker Press of FGC
Weather or Other Cancellations
When we must cancel Meeting or other VFM events due to weather conditions (or for any reason), we will send an email notice in as far advance as possible. If a notice has not been received, but conditions are questionable, call Pamela Cook (540-236-4818) to confirm if there are any last-minute changes.
What to Wear
Those who attend our meeting feel comfortable wearing whatever they choose. Some dress up; some wear jeans. All are welcome. Most attenders currently do not wear masks for health protection, but if you want to wear one, we encourage you to do what’s best for you.
Calling for Healing and Justice
We upkeep documents known as “minutes”, which the meeting collaboratively puts together to describe the convictions we hold firm to at Valley Friends. In the interest of keeping them up to date, some are under revision at this time, but you can always read all our testimonies and minutes here.
Quaker Quote
“I believe there is something in the mind, or in the heart, that shows its approbation when we do right. I give myself this advice: Do not fear truth, let it be so contrary to inclination and feeling. Never give up the search after it: and let me take courage, and try from the bottom of my heart to do that which I believe truth dictates, if it leads me to be a Quaker or not.”
~ Elizabeth Fry, 1780-1845