I am the director here. Did am going to talk about building we are standing in and a little bit about quakers. Visitors dont know peopleout the religion usually have background knowledge. We answer questions about whether or not quakers are amish people. This is a good place to have that basic education about quakers. It is the largest Quaker Meeting House in the United States and may be the world, but they are looking into it. The property was was the first barrel ground in philadelphia and im sure we will get to that later. We have them look around this space. Comparing of this site to other religious sites. We have people look around and let us know what is different here versus other religious sites they have been sent to. There arent stainedglass candles or even a place for a priest or deacon to stand. A place for a priest or deacon to stand. It is a christian religion, sonic typical sunday this is a congregation meeting for worship. People gather and they sit in silence for an ho
Today i will talk about the building, arch street Meeting House, a quaker place of worship, also a little bit about quakers. A lot of our visitors dont know much about the religion before they get here, which is an interesting issue. When you go to on the two were of the catholic church, one of those historic cathedrals, people usually have sort of background knowledge, we have found her visitors dont. If it would in our tours, we answer a lot of questions about whether or not quakers are puritans, we do basic education. This is a good place to have that basic education the arch street Meeting House is the largest quaker Meeting House in the united dates, maybe the world. We are looking into it. It was elton 1804. The land that the properties built on seeded in 1701 by william penn. The property outside his first fairground until dont you. Im sure we will get to that later. At the beginning of our tours that we normally do with visitors and school groups, we have look around the space.
Building, arch street Meeting House, a quaker place of worship, also a little bit about quakers. A lot of our visitors dont know much about the religion before they get here, which is an interesting issue. You go on a tour of perhaps the catholic church, one of those historic cathedrals, people usually have sort of background knowledge. And we have found our visitors dont. We answer a lot of questions about whether or not quakers are puritans so we do basic education. The arch street Meeting House is the largest quaker Meeting House in the United States and maybe the world. We are looking into it. The land that the properties built on seeded in 1701 by william penn. The property outside his first fairground in pennsylvania. Im sure we will get to that later. At the beginning of our tours that we normally do with visitors and school groups, we have them look around the space. It is outside the norm. We have people look around and let us know what is different here versus other historic
Street meetinghouse, constructed in 1804 to learn the story of philadelphias society of friends, and to learn about the history and practices of quakers. Welcome to arch street meetinghouse. Im the director here. Today, i will talk a little lid about the building we are standing in, arch street meetinghouse, a quaker place of worship, and also a bit about quakers. A lot of our visitors do not know much about the religion before they get here, which is an interesting issue. When you go to caps on the , oneof the Catholic Church of those historic cathedrals, people usually have background knowledge. We answer a lot of questions about whether quakers are honest people, puritans amish people, puritans, a thick education. This is a good place to have that basic education about quakers. The arch street Meeting House is the largest quaker Meeting House in the United States and maybe the world, but we are looking into it. It was built in 1804, and the land that the property is built ceeded in
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