Welcome to Ararat Friends Meeting
"I have called you friends . . ." (John 15:15)

The key to the development of Quakerism is the understanding of corporate guidance, which tests and informs individual leadings. At the heart of this is the meeting for worship where Christ, the Inward Light, is present and is met.
                                                                                                                                  Faith and Practice (Britain Yearly Meeting)

Ararat Friends believes that we can all find unity in Scripture. Such unity, however, can only rest in the fact that the voice of Christ speaks to us in all the various witnesses. Ararat Friends strongly asserts its right to worship in the Christian-Quaker faith tradition free of an orchestrated committee, panel, board, or agency. And we just as strongly support the right of all monthly meetings to do likewise.

Established in 1924, Ararat Friends Meeting is a programmed meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers. We are located in west-central North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Please take your time and browse our Website. Get to know the Quakers' rich Christian heritage as well as the history of Ararat Friends Meeting in the  History link. But we would really like for you to know us. Please  come and be warmly welcomed by our membership as we meet for  worship.
                                                                                       
                                                                       Pastoral Minister -- Currently vacant
                                                               

                                                                          Meeting Clerk --  Eddie Reeves
                                                                        Recording Clerk -- Amelia Reeves
                           
                                                                              Meeting for Worship:
                                                                             Programmed: Sunday, 11 A.M.
                                                                     Unprogrammed : Suspended until further notice
                                                                           

                                                                                                           All who are weary and seek rest;
                                                                        All who mourn and long for comfort;
                                                                        All who are in need of the Savior;
                                                                        All who hunger and thirst after righteousness;
                                                                        All who are strangers and want fellowship;
                                                                        And to whosoever will come;
                                                                        Ararat Friends opens wide its doors and says…
                                                                                       WELCOME!

                                                                                                                                 Contact Us

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Address: 1326 Ararat Road, Ararat, NC 27007. Mail: P.O.Box 60, Ararat, NC 27007. Meeting Ph.: 336-374-3433  Directions from Winston-Salem, NC: From Hwy. 52 N, take the Cook School Rd. Exit (Exit 136) Turn Left. Go approximately 0.2 miles, bear Right at the fork. Cook School Rd. becomes Old US 52. Go 1.3 miles. Turn Left and stay left onto Ararat Rd. for 2.8 miles. The Meeting House is on the right hand side. Driving time, approx. 50 minutes from Winston-Salem.

Photos: Upper left- Ararat Friends Meeting House; Upper Right: Front of Worship Room