Welcome, Friend.
We are grateful you are here and hope you’ll come be with us in person, or join us each week for our online meeting for worship. We worship in gathered silence without prearranged service or any programming from a designated clergy, minister, rabbi or priest.
North Columbus Friends Meeting (NCFM) is a Quaker gathering that shares the peace, love, and light of the divine in the world. We welcome seekers and believers of all faiths and embrace diversity in our community. Our meeting is part of Lake Erie Yearly Meeting https://leym.org
We Are…
North Columbus Friends Meeting is a welcoming and inclusive Meeting of people seeking a personal and gathered experience of what has been called by a variety of names, such as God, the Inner Light, Truth, or the Transcendent. While Quakerism has its roots in Christianity, we understand that Truth may be spoken by people with a wide variety of backgrounds. We welcome those voices and invite people to share their inward experience of the Divine, whatever that may be. More…
Worship with us!
Weekly Meeting for Worship takes place every Sunday from 10:30 to 11:30 AM Eastern time. North Columbus Friends Meeting holds all in person and hybrid events at the North Broadway United Methodist Church at 48 E N Broadway Street, Columbus Ohio 43214. (Please direct mail to the address at the bottom of this page.)
Attend via Zoom or attend in person:
- Following the Franklin County guidelines, we encourage a mask-friendly culture, one where attenders may choose to mask at any time.
- The Meeting Room will be split between on-camera and off-camera sections.
- Friends in-person will be using a wired microphone to give messages. During Meeting for Worship, you can pick the microphone up from the center of the room or raise your hand and the facilitator will deliver it to you.
- At the moment, we do not have singing. Any future decision about singing will be made by the community.
- We provide snacks and hot water for drinks after the rise of Meeting for Worship.
Childcare at Meeting for Worship
- Childcare is provided every week from 10:15.
Those interested in learning more are invited to attend:
- Seeking Quakers
- Adult Discussion Group, which meets monthly via Zoom.
See the Calendar for more information. Contact NorthColumbusFriends@gmail.com with questions or concerns.
What’s New?
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Seeking Quakers Sept 9, 2026
About this month’s session What is the “Seeking Quakers” series? Interested in learning more about Quakers? Interested in deepening your sense of Truth and the Inner Light with Friends? Join us at 7:00pm each month to explore a query (that’s Quakerspeak for an open-ended question) and related readings. We meet in person and online at…
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Return of Singing before Meeting sept 6
🎵Return of Singing before Meeting 🎹 Starting Sept 6th from 10-10:20am. Join in for singing with a keyboard and guitar. We will be picking songs from “Worship in Song, a Friends Hymnal”. Meet in the annex room between the elevator and exit door. First Sunday each month. Kids are welcome to join!
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Art Supply Drive Sept
Art supply Drive for currently and formerly incarcerated artists We are looking for new or gently used art supplies to support currently/formerly incarcerated artists in Ohio! All supplies will go to The Returning Artists Guild (RAG), a community-driven, local guild of artists directly impacted by the prison system. Supplies Requested: Supplies Not Needed: Columbus Drop-Off…
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Celebrating All Who Work Bill Cohen and friends concert
Let’s put some meaning back into the Labor Day holiday this year by singing the praises — literally — of all the workers who make our lives richer by doing their everyday jobs— farmers, truckers, factory workers, teachers, doctors, white collar workers, miners, and more. Join Bill Cohen as he sings songs made famous by…
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2026 LEYM Annual Fall Youth Retreat (K-12); Oct 2- Oct 4
Oct 2-4 starting at 6:30pm – UPDATED registration link Families and friends are invited to bring their youth (K-12th grade) on retreat to explore our Quaker connections with each other and our environment. The theme for the retreat weekend is Hope, Joy, and Courage in Community. You are welcome to bring crafts to share as…
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Short film showing by NCFM Attender – Sept 13
Come see “Grampy’s Red Rock Rabbit Ranch” at the Cinema Columbus Film Festival at Gateway Film Center. Sept 13 at 1:30pm Documentary Short description: Martin and his girlfriend, Stephanie, start a documentary project to capture their mostly idyllic life at Martin’s grandfather’s 200-year-old farmhouse. However, as they film their day-to-day existence, hidden tensions surface, challenging…
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City Hall – Protest against surveillance Aug 24 from 5-7pm
Call to Action – Aug 24 at 5pm until 8pm at City Hall 90 W Broad St More info link Columbus Division of Police’s released an audit of its use of the Flock Safety system and Councilmember Emmanuel V. Remy hosted a public hearing on Aug. 10 to discuss the findings. People’s Defense Committee is…
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