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Ohio Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Conservative)

Ours is a religion of experiencing the Life of Christ within ourselves and of allowing that Life to take over our own lives. God does not call us to be His persons, but a people, serving Him in unity.

Recent News

• New issue of The Conservative Friend10/04/2026
  Check out this latest sampling of Conservative Friends’ understanding.
• 2026 Annual Meeting minutes are out10/04/2026
  Here are the minutes of our 2026 annual sessions. Printed copies will be distributed at Representative Meeting on 11/21.

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Most Recent Podcasts

• Conservative Friends Bible Study of The Gospel of John #31
  John 19:1-27 We read John 19 closely and keep running into the same question: who really holds power when empire, religion, and fear all collide. We track how John’s Greek wording and narrative details reshape what we think we already know about Pilate, the charges against Jesus, and the meaning of spiritual authority.• Jesus’ “kingdom… Read more: Conservative Friends Bible Study of The Gospel of John #31
• Conservative Friends Bible Study of The Gospel of John #30
  John 18:11-40We read John 18 closely, tracing how the Gospel portrays Jesus as calm and purposeful during arrest, interrogation, and the first steps toward crucifixion. We test translations and historical context to see how small word choices shape big theological claims about truth, power, and an inward kingdom.• Rereading the garden arrest and the meaning… Read more: Conservative Friends Bible Study of The Gospel of John #30
• Conservative Friends Bible Study of The Gospel of John #29
  John 17:20-26 We read The Gospel of John in Greek and sit with Jesus’ prayer that believers share a living unity that convinces the world. We trace how words like logos, doxa, and onoma point past outward religion toward inward immersion in the Spirit, then we pivot into John 18 and the roots of the… Read more: Conservative Friends Bible Study of The Gospel of John #29