Visitors , often members of other religious organizations, frequently come to our Meetings for Worship with no thought of joining or subscribing to Friends practice. Our location draws visitors from all over the world. Attenders come regularly, perhaps for years, but have either not applied for or been accepted for membership. While long-term attendance is usually a prelude to joining the Meeting, some people remain attenders indefinitely. An individual can join a Monthly Meeting of The Religious Society of Friends at birth, as a child, or as an adult and membership can take any one of several forms.
Some members elect to register their sons or daughters as Friends at birth.
Convinced Friends are those who joined the Religious Society of Friends as adults. Sojourning Friends are members of one Meeting whose work, school or other circumstance has taken them away from home and who 'join' a second Meeting temporarily. In our case we have Clerks who work with various committees to ensure that the Meeting's bills are paid, our building is maintained, and the needs of the members are met. However, our Monthly Meetings for Busines s are always held on the third Sunday of the month, September through June. In contrast with the more specifically focused committee meetings, Meetings for Business deal with a wide variety of topics and include all members in the dialogue.