Hadley
Friends Meeting
A Quaker Church
Welcome to Hadley Friends!
Welcome, and thank you for visiting Hadley Friends Meeting, a Quaker Church! We hope you find the information you are looking for and if you'd like to know more please contact us!
Mission
Statement
In the spirit of love, peace, and community, our Quaker meeting is dedicated to nurturing the light within each person. We gather, guided by Christ's teachings, fostering a welcoming space where individuals can share, connect, and serve in a spiritual community.
Services
Sunday School
9:30 AM
We gather for Sunday School every Sunday at 9:30 AM. Our lessons cover a diverse range of topics, from early "Friends Authors" to contemporary issues in our community. These discussions are always thought provoking, and we encourage everyone to share. Join us this week for a meaningful conversation!
Worship Service
10:30 AM
We welcome anyone and everyone to join us for worship; a time to sing, share stories, study scripture, and join together in a short time of silence as we take time to listen to that of God speaking within each of us. Our Meeting for Worship is held every Sunday at 10:30 AM.
If you'd like to explore readings, reflections, or other materials mentioned during worship, you can find them anytime on our Resources Page.
Livestream
Staying connected with like-minded people strengthens our individual spirituality. Join us in person when you can, but when you are unable to attend, join us live here. The stream below will be available when we're live, and you can also visit our YouTube Livesteam Page to catch up on previous livestreams at any time.
Note: If this says "This video is unavailable" it means we are not currently live.
Please go to our YouTube Channel to see recent Livestreams.
About Us
Hadley Friends is a programmed Quaker Meeting within the wider Religious Society of Friends. As a programmed meeting, our worship includes song, Scripture, a prepared message, and a brief time of silence for reflection and listening to that of God within each of us. Regionally we are affiliated with Western Yearly Meeting. Since our founding in the 1870s, we have sought to live out the Quaker way of simplicity, shared discernment, and faithful community.
Hadley is a small, intergenerational meeting in West-Central Hendricks County, where thoughtful conversation, quiet listening, and the rhythms of Friends worship shape our life together. Our history includes a longstanding commitment to serving our local community in the spirit of humility and care. You can read more about our history here.
Our meeting is guided by our Clerk, Janet Stephenson, who leads our monthly meetings for business and offers her gifts of organizational and spiritual leadership, and by our pastor, Chris Edwards, who serves alongside the meeting to support its ministry and the spiritual life of the community.
All are welcome here. If you are curious about Friends faith and practice—or simply longing for a community that listens deeply and walks gently with one another—we invite you to visit for one of our weekly services or reach out to talk with our pastor.
Are you a Quaker?
A Quaker, or Friend, is a member of the Religious Society of Friends. Friends call their church buildings meetinghouses, and the congregation itself is called a meeting—which is where we get our name, Hadley Friends Meeting.
Quakers hold that there is “that of God” in every person, and that each individual can experience direct, unmediated communion with the Divine. Friends also seek to live in alignment with a set of core values often remembered by the acronym SPICES: Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, & Stewardship
Curious if you might be aligned with the Quaker tradition—or how your own beliefs compare across faith traditions? You can explore a short quiz on Beliefnet.com under the Faith & Prayer tab. To learn more about Quaker History, click here.
Location
We are located in West-Central Hendricks County, just five miles southwest of Danville on County Road 450 West.
Hadley Friends Meeting
2100 S. County Road 450 W.
Coatesville, IN 46121
Note: This is our physical location, not a mailing address, please use our contact form to reach out to us.
Contact Us
If you are trying to reach our clerk, Janet Stephenson, you can email her directly at stej750@gmail.com.