OHIO VALLEY YEARLY MEETING
c/o Community Friends
3960 Winding Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting of Friends (OVYM) is a faith community of Quaker Congregations (Meetings) in Indiana, Kentucky, and Southwestern Ohio committed to becoming a more inclusive religious society through the power of love embodied in the Quaker Testimonies of Peace, Eqality, Community, Simplicity, and Integrity.
Looking for information about OVYM or Quakers in general? The About Us and About Quakers Pages contain information about our organization and events, staff and officers, as well as our beliefs, practice, and history.
The Events Calendar The complete schedule of our events, many with links to interactive maps and contact information.
Contact Us Page Available to you for submitting questions, comments, or suggestions to the OVYM Staff.
OVYM is a faith community committed to the transformational power of love embodied in the Quaker Testimonies of Peace, Equality, Community, Simplicity, Stewardship, and Integrity.
We invite you to connect with one of our Meetings where you will find a welcoming spirit. You are welcome to attend worship and other activities and get to know us better.
We are a community of meetings (congregations), members, and seekers who support each other in faith, practice, and witness. The work of the Yearly Meeting is conducted by individuals, committees, and meetings.
About Us Explore these pages to learn more About Us, our Activities, History, Latest News, and our Officers and Staff. If you have any questions, feel free to use our Contact Us Page.
Our Activities There are a number of activities scheduled during the year, including our Annual Sessions, Quarterly Meetings, and the Teen's Annual Service Project. Additionally, Monthly Meetings will host special events, retreats, conferences, and other gatherings.
Other Pages you may wish to explore in the About Us section: Annual Sessions Contact Us Event Photos Latest News Officers/Staff/Committees OVYM History Special Events
Quakers seek to experience God within ourselves and in our relationships with others. We believe that the Divine spirit continues to reveal new truths to us. Quakers are committed to living lives that outwardly attest to our inward spiritual experience.
Our faith is expressed in action, working to improve the lives of individuals to improve the world.
About the Quaker Faith On the About Quaker Faith Page, you will find information on our Faith, our Diversity of Belief, our Forms of Worship, the Quaker Testimonies, our Theology, and Frequently Asked Questions.
Quaker History The Quaker History Page provides a short synopsis of Quaker History, divided into sections on Quaker Beginnings, American Colonies, Quakerism's Second Period, and 20th Century Developments.
Quakerism is a faith of personal experience and direct communication with God, a faith of continuing revelation, and a faith of living our values in a secular world. Those values are expressed in the Quaker Testimonies: Peace, Integrity, Simplicity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship. All who seek to deepen their spiritual lives are welcome to Connect with us by visiting one of our Meetings and experiencing our worship or other programs.
The spiritual vitality of our faith community is enhanced by sharing worship and fellowship with others on their spiritual journey. Opportunities for worship, fellowship and spiritual growth are provided by our Community's member meetings. Our Monthly Meetings are grouped together under their respective Quarterly Meetings (Whitewater and Miami).
Our Ministries Our Ministries are run by committees that provide support to the Monthly Meetings in areas such as Religious Nurture and Education, and other Quaker Organizations including Quaker Earthcare and Quaker Heights Care Community.
Our Youth Programs One of OVYM's Ministries are to our Youth Groups. Because of its importance to our Yearly Meeting, we have given out Youth Programs its own page, which is broken down by age group.
Ministry Committees Our Ministries are planned, organized, and accomplished by Committees, volunteeer members of which are listed on the Officers/Staff Page. If you feel led to volunteer to work on one of our Committees, please let us know via the Contact Us Page.
Sexual Misconduct Resources OVYM's policies and resources for individuals and groups dealing with sexual misconduct.
Publications and Minutes Our Publications and Minutes Page has all of the publications approved during Annual Sessions including Faith and Practice, the Handbook, Guidelines and Policies, and Special Minutes like the 2014 Statement on Abolition of Nuclear Weapons.
Applications and Forms All of our Yearly Meeting Applications and Forms (e.g., Application for Youth Position and Annual Statistical Report) have been saved as fillable PDF files so that you can download them to your local computer, fill them out, and print or email them.
Quaker Quill PDF files of the current issue of our Quarterly Newsletter, Quaker Quill, as well as prior issues back to 2002, are available for download on the Quaker Quill Page.
We welcome communications related to OVYM, its activities, ministries, or its website. You may write to us at the address in the upper right corner of this page, or fill in the fields in the form below and click the Submit button. If you would like a response to this message, please Select a contact option in the "Contact Me" selector. If you prefer to be contacted by telephone, please provide your number in the "Phone" field.
Updated: 05/03/2020
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