--  of Chesapeake Quarterly Meeting, of Baltimore Yearly Meeting  -- 

Meetinghouse address: 14934 Priceville Road, Sparks, MD   21152
[Wheelchair accessible]
[No hearing assistance system]

Mailing address: P.O. Box 737, Sparks, MD 21152-0737
 

Welcome to Gunpowder Meeting

    We invite you to join us for Meeting for Worship at 10:00 AM* each First Day (that's Sunday in Quakerspeak).  First Day School for children (during school year) or child care (summers) are provided, beginning at 10:15 AM (children generally spend the first 15 minutes of worship with their parents).  Ours is an unprogrammed and mostly silent form of worship, one of the several contemporary strands of Quakerism.  For those who long for song, Bible study, animated discussions of social justice and other issues, deeply shared spiritual journeys, or deep respite, we offer such opportunities as Opening Exercises, Bible Study, Forum, Spiritual Formation, Silent Retreat at the Meetinghouse (one Saturday per month), Quakerism studies, and other activities.

* Beginning in July (7/5/09) and thereafter, Meeting for Worship moves to 10:00 AM,

and other First Day activities shift accordingly (see Calendar)

A community grounded in Quaker Practice, rooted in Christian Faith, and
growing through its commitment to the ongoing spiritual lives of its members and attenders.

"As many candles lighted and put in one place do greatly augment the light and make it more to shine forth,
so when many are gathered together into the same life there is more of the glory of God,
and God's power appears to the refreshment of each individual,
for each partakes not only of the light and life raised in oneself, but in all the rest."
-- Robert Barclay (1648-1690)

Driving Directions

Contact us

Calendar and Descriptions of Upcoming and OngoingEvents, Activities:
    Meeting for Worship
    Religious Education for Children (First Day School):
    Opening Exercises (Children & Adults)
    Bible Study (Spears method)
    Quakerism Studies
    Forum
    Silent Retreats
    Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business (a.k.a. Business Meeting)
    Coffee & Social Hour
    Spiritual Formation
    Annual Book Sale
    Quarterly Meeting, Yearly Meeting, and other Friends Meetings

Newsletter

More on Gunpowder Monthly Meeting
    Gunpowder Meeting History   -- by Marshall Sutton as presented to the Friends Historical Association
    Photos
        Meetinghouse view from east:  view of main drive, south porch, old mounting block, new handicap access ramp
        Meetinghouse view from west:  view of burial ground and west porch (where Meeting for Worship is held in summer, weather permitting)
    The Meetinghouse
    Spiritual State of Meeting Reports: 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
    Sense of the Meeting and Minutes on Various Issues:  Peace Testimony; Same Gender Union
    Quaker Weddings at Gunpowder
    Quaker Memorial Services (Funerals) at Gunpowder
    Gunpowder Affiliations
    Proximity to Broadmead Retirement Community

Genealogical & Historical Queries

Resources, publications
    Gunpowder Library
    Starvation Study, alternative service by Friends during WWII [PDF]
    BYM publications including Faith and Practice, Interchange, Epistles, Books and Pamphlets