Monthly Archives: April 2023

Springfield Missionaries

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Josh

At least three members of Springfield have served lengthy periods as Quaker missionaries. Nancy L. Lee (1851-1931) graduated from New Garden Boarding School (now Guilford College) in 1880 and spent the next few years teaching in North Carolina Schools. In … Continue reading →

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The Great Commission

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Josh

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming today. Ever since Easter, we’ve been looking at what people did, how people felt, and what it all meant to them. There was a lot of confusion. Some people believed that Jesus … Continue reading →

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Springfield Missionaries

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Josh

least three members of Springfield have served lengthy periods as Quaker missionaries. Nancy L. Lee (1851-1931) graduated from New Garden Boarding School (now Guilford College) in 1880 and spent the next few years teaching in North Carolina Schools. In 1889 … Continue reading →

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Redeemed by love

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Josh

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming today. Everything Christians do is always in the light of Easter. We read about other stories and other times in the Bible. But it’s always part of the build up to the … Continue reading →

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Martha Jay

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Josh

Martha Sleeper Jay was the wife of Allen Jay. They lived at Springfield for 8 years, from 1868 to 1876, when Allen Jay was the field agent for the Baltimore Association. Although her role here is less well known, she … Continue reading →

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Three Easter stories

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Josh

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming last Sunday. And thank you all for coming this morning. In some ways, it’s more important to be here on the Sunday after Easter, than it is to be here on Easter … Continue reading →

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Allen Jay (1831-1910)

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Josh

Allen Jay was a Quaker minister, educator, relief worker, evangelist and administrator. He worked here at Springfield Friends for 8 years after the Civil War, helping to rebuild the Quaker communities of the South. He encouraged Quakers to revitalize our … Continue reading →

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The Flowering Cross

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Josh

Nobody seems to knows who first came up with the idea of the Flowering Cross. It’s not unique to Springfield – a number of churches do it. It’s a tradition which goes back hundreds of years. Mark Stroud built our … Continue reading →

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Come and see. . .

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Josh

Good morning, Friends! Once again, happy Easter! We’re so glad that you’re here! Easter is one of the three biggest holidays in the entire Christian year. There’s Christmas – the birth of Jesus. There’s Easter – when Jesus rose from … Continue reading →

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The Rock Gym

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Josh

In 1937, the school board decided that the Allen Jay School needed a gym. It was during the Great Depression, and the County Commission said that no funds were available. So, the school board proposed that parents, students and community … Continue reading →

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