As a Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker), Charlotte Friends Meeting seeks to:
be guided by Spirit, individually and collectively;
foster a caring, welcoming, and inclusive fellowship;
deepen our experience of Quaker worship, faith, and practice;
broaden our understanding of Quaker
history and principles;and strengthen our service and witness
in the broader world.
IN-PERSON
at our meetinghouse
at
570 Rocky River Rd West,
Charlotte, NC
(in the University City area)
Meeting for Worship (*hybrid)
Sundays at 10:00am ET
VIRTUALLY
Click here to request our Zoom link
(The link will be sent via email)
*Hybrid Meeting for Worship = virtual AND in-person TOGETHER using Zoom.
First Day (Sunday) Schedule
10:00am - Meeting for Worship
10:15am - First Day School (youth)
11:00am - Announcements and Fellowship
11:45am - Forum (Quaker Education/Discussion)
Forum Schedule
4/05 - Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
4/12 - Lunch/Conversation with the Church of God (in-person)
4/19 - Center for Development in Central America
4/26 - Friends Committee on North Carolina Legislation Priorities
5/3 - Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
5/10 - House & Grounds Work Day
5/17 - Quaker Basics Reflections
5/24 - Strengthening Our Non-violent Communication Skills
5/31 - 5th Sunday Potluck OR Pendle Hill Presentation
Note:
All events
(Meetings for Worship, Forums)
are hybrid
unless otherwise noted.
Transgender Affirming Minute
Approved March 8, 2025
Charlotte Friends Meeting celebrates and welcomes the transgender community.
Transgender people historically and continually have faced prejudice, oppression, and silencing. We now stand in a moment where governments, faith communities, and individuals are targeting transgender persons with concerted efforts to constrain or eliminate their joys, livelihoods, and even their lives. Those efforts and their intended outcomes are wrong and must be resisted.
Transgender people possess that of God, the Light, Spirit, which is in everyone, and deserve and require active love, support, and affirmation. We acknowledge the unique witness of transgender people, who embody some of the lived testimonies and values of Friends, especially that of integrity. Integrity is acting consistently with our conscience and what we know to be true, seeking alignment between the inner self and the outer expression of that self.
Charlotte Friends Meeting rejects silence toward and complicity with any intimidation and oppression of transgender people. We honor the witness of transgender people and welcome them, benefiting from those who offer their unique selves in trust and love. We urge and call upon Friends and all faith communities to stand and be counted and to act by embracing, protecting, and supporting transgender people in the joyous fullness of their beings.
Let us lead with love and have the courage of our transgender F/friends.
Directions to
Charlotte Friends Meetinghouse
We are located near UNCC in the “University City” area, on Rocky River Rd. between N. Tryon St. and Old Concord Rd (and East WT Harris Blvd).
Located at:
570 Rocky River Rd, West
Charlotte, NC
Current Service Projects:
Time Out Youth
Life Essentials Closet
Donation Drive
Time Out Youth provides resources and support to our LGBTQ+ youth and young adults. Their Life Essentials Closet provides basic life necessities that enable these youth/young adults to start each day with dignity and respect.
Items Needed:
Body Wash Soap Socks Vaseline
Shampoo Toothbrushes Underwear
Lotion Deodorant Shirts
Donations can be dropped off at the Meetinghouse or sent via Amazon (order at bit.ly/TOYLIFE)
Donate your used postage stamps (look for the marked bucket in the library). The stamps will be sent to the Quaker Missions Stamp Project. Right Sharing of World Resources will receive proceeds from the sale of these used stamps.
Right Share of World Resources - https://rswr.org
Postage Stamp Drive
Quakers in the News
“Young adults turn to Quakers’ silent worship to offset - cope with - a noisy world” — AP News article, 10/31/2025
“A group of Quaker congregations sued the Department of Homeland Security for changing a policy that prevented Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from carrying out operations in so-called “sensitive locations” such as houses of worship, playgrounds, schools and hospitals without approval from supervisors.”
— NBC News Article (1/27/2025)
Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia, PA
In May 2025, numerous Friends participated in Quaker Walk to Washington 2025. They walked from Flushing, NY to Washington DC. “From May 4th to 22nd, we trekked 300 miles to deliver our faith’s message to this government: that God-given human rights exist before & beyond US Citizenship.”
More details can be found on their website: Quaker Walk to Washington 2025
Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) objects to unjust orders on immigration and border policy. “FCNL remains resolute in its conviction to unite communities and legislators to champion fair migration policies.”
- Article by Timothy McHugh
RESOURCES
Meeting for Worship
Many more videos can be found at
Note: The speakers in the Quakerspeak videos share their own unique experiences with and understanding of Quakerism. What they share does not reflect the experiences/understanding of all of who identify as Quaker. Quakerism is a very diverse faith tradition.