Central yearly meeting of friends
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Central Yearly Meeting of Friends is a yearly meeting
of a small group of Friends
churches, located in Indiana
, Arkansas
and Ohio
. Central Yearly Meeting of Friends is part of the Conservative Holiness Movement
, and subscribes to the Orthodox branch of Quakerism. It is an independent yearly meeting, not affiliated with any broader Quaker associations.
Central Yearly Meeting of Friends was founded in 1926 by a group that was concerned that other yearly meetings of the Religious Society of Friends were trending towards liberalism
in theology and practice.
Central Friends has long been associated with Union Bible College.
An annual camp meeting is held near Muncie, Indiana
every August.
Yearly Meeting
Yearly Meeting is a term used by members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, to refer to an organization composed of a collection of smaller, more frequent constituent meetings within a geographical area. These constituent meetings go by various names such as Quarterly Meetings, which...
of a small group of Friends
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
churches, located in Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
and Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. Central Yearly Meeting of Friends is part of the Conservative Holiness Movement
Conservative Holiness Movement
The conservative holiness movement is a term that loosely defines a group of conservative Christian denominations that trace their origin back to Methodist roots and the teachings of John Wesley.-Doctrines and distinctives:...
, and subscribes to the Orthodox branch of Quakerism. It is an independent yearly meeting, not affiliated with any broader Quaker associations.
Central Yearly Meeting of Friends was founded in 1926 by a group that was concerned that other yearly meetings of the Religious Society of Friends were trending towards liberalism
Liberal Christianity
Liberal Christianity, sometimes called liberal theology, is an umbrella term covering diverse, philosophically and biblically informed religious movements and ideas within Christianity from the late 18th century and onward...
in theology and practice.
Central Friends has long been associated with Union Bible College.
An annual camp meeting is held near Muncie, Indiana
Muncie, Indiana
Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. It is the principal city of the Muncie, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 118,769...
every August.