MATINECOCK FRIENDS MEETING HISTORY
Bearing witness through centuries of change.
Since 1725, our historic meeting house has stood as a testament to Quaker resilience on Long Island—a center of Quakerism in New York. For nearly three centuries, Friends have gathered here, through revolution and restoration, holding fast to the belief that there is "that of God in everyone.”
We invite you to explore how our past illuminates our future.
TIMELINE
Rooted in faith, growing in the Light.
Our timeline traces the continuous thread of spiritual seeking connecting the first Quakers on Long Island to our community today.
The Quaker movement emerged during religious turmoil in 17th-century England, and early Friends brought this vision to Long Island decades before William Penn's Pennsylvania colony, making our region one of the birthplaces of American Quakerism.
Since George Fox first visited Long Island in 1672, our meeting has been a living witness to Quaker values through times of profound change.
A LIVING LEGACY
Three centuries of faithful witnesses of the Light.
We invite you to join this continuing journey. Colonial Quakers on Long Island forged a spirit of religious tolerance and pioneered equality that significantly influenced our region's history.
Our historic meeting house stands not merely as a monument to the past, but as a living space where the Light continues to gather us into communion with the Divine and with one another.
