Faith and Practice
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Part I: Friends History, Belief, and Practice
Chapter 1—Historical Summary
E. Friends in Rocky Mountain Yearly Meeting
As Friends moved into the Rocky Mountain area, meetings were established in the early part of the twentieth century. These meetings were sponsored by Nebraska Yearly Meeting. In 1957 Rocky Mountain Yearly Meeting was set apart by Nebraska Yearly Meeting as an independent yearly meeting.
A 440-acre site was secured in 1949 near Woodland Park, Colorado. Quaker Ridge Camp and Conference Center is located on this site. The winterized facility serves Friends as well as many other groups for Christian camping and retreats.
In 1951 Friends established a mission on the Navajo Reservation at Rough Rock, Arizona. For a time a school for Navajo children was operated. Today there are four local meetings on the Reservation with Navajo leadership. Missionary support staff continues living with the Navajo people, learning the language, and ministering to the needs of the churches and the people.
The people of Rocky Mountain Yearly Meeting gather each year to conduct the business of the Yearly Meeting and to share in meetings for worship, fellowship, encouragement, and inspiration. Rocky Mountain Yearly Meeting is a member in good standing of Evangelical Friends International/North America Region.
Rocky Mountain Yearly Meeting is committed to an evangelical ministry. It has the goal of working toward a Friends Church worldwide in vision, evangelical in ministry, and unified in service.
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