Our History

Friends Meeting of Washington was incorporated in 1930, but it arose from over a century of other Quaker activity in the Washington DC area.

Read A Brief History of the Meetinghouse to learn more about our history.

You will also find a brief history of the Meeting in our Handbook.

Several publications are available in the FMW office or library for people interested in our history:

• Seeking the Sense of the Meeting: A History of Friends Meeting of Washington 1972-1992
• Anniversary Essays:  Celebrating 75 Years at Friends Meeting of Washington