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