Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is a major Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) body in the United States that oversees and supports a network of local meetings, particularly within the liberal Friends tradition.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quaker organization
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Yearly Meeting → religious organization → |
| affiliation |
Friends General Conference
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| basedIn |
Philadelphia
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| city |
Philadelphia
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| country |
United States
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| decisionMakingProcess |
sense of the meeting
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| denomination |
Quakers
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Religious Society of Friends → |
| emphasizes |
Inner Light
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community testimony → continuing revelation → equality testimony → integrity testimony → peace testimony → simplicity testimony → |
| focusesOn |
community building among Friends
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peace and social witness → religious education → spiritual nurture of Friends → |
| governanceModel |
business meetings in the manner of Friends
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| governs |
monthly meetings
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| hasUnit |
monthly meetings
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preparative meetings → quarterly meetings → |
| holds |
annual sessions
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| language |
English
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| legalStatus |
nonprofit organization
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| organizationalStructure |
Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
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| oversees |
Quaker meetings in the Philadelphia region
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| primaryConstituency |
liberal Friends in the mid-Atlantic region
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| regionServed |
Delaware
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New Jersey → Pennsylvania → eastern Maryland → |
| religiousClassification |
Christian-origin religious body
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| religiousOrientation |
liberal Quakerism
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| religiousTradition |
Religious Society of Friends
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| sponsors |
peace and social concerns work
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religious education programs → youth programs → |
| supports |
local Quaker meetings
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monthly meetings in the liberal Friends tradition → |
| theology |
liberal Quaker theology
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| typeOfMembership |
corporate membership through monthly meetings
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| worshipStyle |
unprogrammed worship
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Liberal Friends
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associatedOrganization |