(217)712-0635
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
258 South 300 West Dana, IN 47847
Pastors Paul & Ramona Trover
(765)505-3422
HOPEWELL FRIENDS MEETING
WELCOMES YOU
A Programmed Quaker Meeting
Join us on November 21 for our annual F(f)riends Day (Thanksgiving) Carry-in following Sunday service.
Hopewell Meeting is located on the edge of the prairie just north of the village of Quaker, IN/IL. The first settlers in the area west of the Wabash River were Richard and Susan (Henderson) Haworth, Friends who came from Tennessee in the autumn of 1820 and began worship services in their home and those of other early Friends who settled in the area. A programmed meeting, Hopewell was originally a Preparative Meeting under Elwood Friends Meeting near Georgetown, IL, becoming its own Monthly Meeting in 1874.
The original cemetery is located just south of the Meeting House, with the current cemetery adjoining the church yard. The parsonage, inhabited by many wonderful pastors and their families, was built around 1900.
Visitors are welcome to explore the current cemetery or attend services. Sunday School is 9:30 am EST, with meeting following at 10:30 am EST. Monthly Meeting for business is the second Sunday (First Day) of the month.
Highlights from 2020 Bi-Centennial Celebration
Sep 27, 2020, 10:20 AM EDTHopewell Friends Meeting, Quaker, IN 47847, USASep 27, 2020, 10:20 AM EDTHopewell Friends Meeting, Quaker, IN 47847, USAAttendees experienced a Meeting for Worship, learned about searching Quaker roots from historian/author, John Ellis, who has documented history of Quaker area and its early Friends. If interested in researching possible connections to Hopewell Friends ancestors, contact us for records access.
Sep 20, 2020, 10:30 AM EDTHopewell Friends Meeting, Quaker, IN 47847, USASep 20, 2020, 10:30 AM EDTHopewell Friends Meeting, Quaker, IN 47847, USAOutside under tent: Meeting for Worship, David Shelby shares research on US WWII Ammo, then Nerve Gas factory & lasting impact on the Quaker area. We then enjoyed an afternoon of foot tapping bluegrass and gospel music from one of east central Illinois' premier bands: www.mackvillebluegrass.com
Sep 13, 2020, 10:20 AMHopewell Friends Meeting, Quaker, IN 47847, USASep 13, 2020, 10:20 AMHopewell Friends Meeting, Quaker, IN 47847, USADid you know slaves used a network of safe havens including some Quaker family homes? Jim Meece, retired Turkey Run (IN) High School teacher, who is among the area's most knowledgeable resources on west central Indiana's involvement in the Underground Railroad shared his information and local lore.
Sep 06, 2020, 10:20 AM EDTHopewell Friends Meeting, Quaker, IN 47847, USA
Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity: but for that reason it should be most our care to learn it...
William Penn
Be still and cool in thine own mind and spirit.
George Fox
ABOUT
Hopewell starts First Day (Sunday) with Adult Sunday School at
9:30 am EST, followed by Meeting for Worship (Church service) at 10:30 am EST. Our members take turns leading service (presiding) which includes uplifting traditional hymns,
prayer requests, announcements, offering, and food for thought/meaningful readings. The presider concludes this portion of the service by inviting members to enter into a period of open worship, in which members may pray silently or speak prayerfully. Following this period, the minister brings his or her bible based, insightful message.
CONTACT HOPEWELL FRIENDS MEETING
Send correspondence to:
Matthew Ellis, Meeting Clerk
22527 E 2750th Rd
Chrisman, IL 61924
(217)712-0635
