Friends United Meeting
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Friends United Meeting is a major association of Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) yearly meetings that emphasizes Christian faith and global mission work within the broader Quaker tradition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Friends United Meeting canonical | 5 |
| Evangelical Friends Church International | 2 |
| Evangelical Friends | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian organization
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Quaker organization ⓘ religious association ⓘ |
| affiliationType | inter-yearly meeting association ⓘ |
| aim |
to energize and equip Friends for evangelism and discipleship
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to foster unity among Christ-centered Friends worldwide ⓘ |
| emphasis |
Christian faith
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evangelism ⓘ global mission work ⓘ pastoral Quakerism ⓘ |
| focus |
education
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evangelism and church planting ⓘ leadership development ⓘ missions ⓘ peace and social witness ⓘ |
| governanceStructure | representative body of yearly meetings ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
organizing conferences and gatherings
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publishing Christian and Quaker literature ⓘ supporting health and community development projects ⓘ supporting schools and educational institutions ⓘ training pastors and church leaders ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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Spanish ⓘ Swahili language ⓘ
surface form:
Swahili
other local languages ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
individual Friends
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monthly meetings ⓘ yearly meetings ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | association of yearly meetings ⓘ |
| orientationWithinQuakerism |
evangelical-leaning
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pastoral ⓘ |
| partOf | broader Quaker tradition ⓘ |
| promotes |
Scripture reading
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discipleship ⓘ mission partnerships ⓘ prayer ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Africa
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Caribbean ⓘ Latin America ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Quakerism
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Religious Society of Friends ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Christ-centered Quaker body ⓘ |
| theology |
Christ-centered
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biblically oriented ⓘ orthodox Christian ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Religious Society of Friends
subject surface form:
Religious Society of Friends
this entity surface form:
Evangelical Friends Church International
this entity surface form:
Evangelical Friends
this entity surface form:
Evangelical Friends Church International
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