Central Yearly Meeting of Friends is a

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churches located in

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and

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. Central Yearly Meeting of Friends is part of the

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, and originated in the Gurneyite wing of the

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branch of Quakerism. Meeting for worship is programmed and led by

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. It is an independent yearly meeting of Quakers, not affiliated with any broader associations. Central Yearly Meeting of Friends was founded in 1926 by several meetings in eastern Indiana which were concerned that other yearly meetings of the Religious Society of Friends were trending towards

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in theology and practice. Central Friends is associated with Union Bible College. Missionary work is sponsored in

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. An annual

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is held near

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, every August. Members of the Central Yearly Meeting of Friends practice the traditional Quaker teaching of

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, part of the Quaker testimony of simplicity.

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Central Yearly Meeting of Friends
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Union Bible College & Academy
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