Reno Friends Meeting Records

The Reno Friends Quaker Meeting, originally incorporated as the Reno Monthly Meeting of Friends, Inc., was established in the summer of 1961 when several Friends families who had moved into the Reno area began meeting together for worship and discussion. In March 1969, the group officially incorporated. The purpose of the organization, as stated in their Articles of Incorporation, includes "the provision of facilities for regular meetings for Quaker worship in Reno; provision for religious education for our members, their children, and other interested members of the community; provision for the implementation of our religious testimonies and the social concerns which rise from them; and the raising of funds for carrying the same into effect."

The Reno Friends have pursued several initiatives over the years, including opening a boarding school in 1963 and undertaking various community outreach efforts. The Friends are currently active in Reno with weekly unprogrammed, or silent, worship occurring at the Friends' current location at 497 Highland Avenue near the University of Nevada, Reno.

[Information in this note adapted from the collection as well as from the Reno Friends Quaker Meeting website, http://www.renofriends.org/, accessed August 4, 2021]