Cropwell Friends Meeting House - Marlton, NJ
N 39° 53.588 W 074° 56.190
18S E 505428 N 4415898
Next year (2009) Marks 200 years for this structure and its congregates! Cropwell Friends Meeting House, which is still a church, was typical (and still is) of old rural Quaker meetinghouses.
Waymark Code: WM33CK
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Date Posted: 02/03/2008
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In 1785, Evesham's Quakers first bought three acres to build a school and later, a brick meetinghouse in 1809. This is the only tangible, non-residential link to the original Colonial Quaker settlements of Evesham Township.
There are currently 25 members.
Meeting House Phone Number (856) 424-1403
Clerk: Deborah A. Saunders. You may contact her at (856) 435-1645.
Assistant Clerk: Jennifer Suri.
Meeting for Worship: 10:00 AM Sunday - followed by coffee and conversation
Business Meeting: First Sunday of each month
Adult Ed: Third Sunday of each month
I have lived about a mile from this historic place for the last 40 years. I have seen road expansions, neighborhoods built, business expand, traffic lights installed and local populations explode, all about the meeting house. Despite all of this, Cropwell Friends Meeting House has remained unchanged, a permanent fixture in a changing world and a testament to simplicity, peace, equality and community.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1808
Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Quaker
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: From: 10:00 AM To: 11:00 AM
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:00 AM
Street address of Church:
802 S. Cropwell Road
Evesham Twp., NJ Burlington
08053
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