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The Yearly Meeting House in Damascus was used from 1866 until a few years before it was razed in the 1970s. Later, they relocated again, this time to Canton, Ohio. In 1965 the Ohio Yearly Meeting (Damascus) joined the Evangelical Friends Alliance. In 1971 Ohio Yearly Meeting (Damascus) became Evangelical Friends Church – Eastern Region (EFCER).
The current Wilburite Ohio Yearly Meeting is often distinguished by the addition of "Conservative" to its name and is a member of the Conservative Friends. The "Gurneyite" group relocated to Damascus, Ohio in 1917, becoming Ohio Yearly Meeting (Damascus). Later, they relocated again, this time to Canton, Ohio. In 1965 the Ohio Yearly Meeting ...
The chapel at St. Therese Retreat Center. In 1970, the name of the facility was changed to the "Shrine Center for Renewal" and more ecumenical uses of the shrine became common, with local Protestant groups using the facility. [10] The chapel was the site of celebrations of the Tridentine Mass in the 1990s. [11]
[14] and Journey to Damascus (Catholic hosted Ecumenical with weekly reunion groups for alumni) in the Corpus Christi, Houston, and Austin, TX, areas. [15] A derivative retreat for Catholics is called "Welcome." It is a 2-day retreat, normally Saturday and Sunday, and therefore does not qualify for the term "cursillo" meant to apply to a 3-day ...
It was the last remaining high school seminary in the state of Ohio. [12] It continued to be used by PIME for retreats, meetings, and as a hub for ministry and missionary awareness in local parishes [ 1 ] until the property was closed by the order and sold to the Diocese of Columbus in 2003.
Damascus is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Mahoning and northern Columbiana counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. [3] [2] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 418. The community lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 62 and State Routes 173 and 534. [4]
Historic school in Damascus Location of Goshen Township in Mahoning County Coordinates: 40°55′54″N 80°55′46″W / 40.93167°N 80.92944°W / 40.93167; -80
Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) is generally considered the most Bible-centred of the three, retaining Christian Quakers who use plain language, wear plain dress, and are more likely to live in villages or rural areas than the Conservative Friends from their other two Yearly Meetings.