Chico Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Chico Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is a Quaker church at 1601 Hemlock Street in Chico, CA 95928. It is one of 89 churches in Chico.
Chico Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends is an open and affirming faith community.
1601 Hemlock Street, Chico, CA, 95928Service times
- Thursday 7pm–9pm · of th -
Website: https://www.chicofriendsmeeting.org/
Chico Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is part of the Friends (Quaker) family of churches in The American Church Story. 24 congregations of the Friends (Quaker) family gather across California — 355 across the United States on The Church Map.
Friends were ahead of the whole church on abolition, on prison reform, and on the ministry of women, and they were ahead at real cost. Their practice of waiting on God together in silence is what the rest of the body borrows when words have run out.
Ministries at Chico Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
- Safe Space
- Torres Shelter
- Community Singing
- Peace Vigil on 3rd & Main
- Plastic Free July
- Little Free Library
- Legislative Advocacy
Find Chico Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.
Upcoming events at Chico Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
- Thu, Aug 6 · 4 PM: Meeting for Worship with Diana Fogel — Contact Loree Monroe
- Sat, Aug 8 · 12:30 PM: Chico Peace Vigil — Contact Janet Leslie for more information
- Sun, Aug 9 · 11 AM: Singing, in person
- Sun, Aug 9 · 12 PM: Meeting for Worship in person — Meetinghouse. Contact M&O Committee.
- Sun, Aug 9 · 4 PM: Picnic at Congregtionl Beth Israel — Congregational Beth Israel. Contact Kathy Runyan
From Chico Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)'s public calendar (https://www.chicofriendsmeeting.org/). Times are the church's local time.
The community around Chico Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Poverty Rate: 37.6%
- Food Insecurity: 26.5%
- Social Isolation: 37.8%
- Child Poverty: 30.2% (18.0–42.4%)
- Depression: 29.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.5%
- Housing Insecurity: 20.1%
- Unemployment: 11.4% (5.0–17.8%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.7%
- Transportation Barriers: 15.3%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.7%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.0% (7.0–17.1%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Chico city is served by 31 churches — about one congregation for every 2,977 residents.
Churches near Chico Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
- Pentecostal Church of God — 0.2 mi away
- Community of Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Rhema Word Of Faith Church — 0.2 mi away
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses — 0.2 mi away
- The Carpenter's Church — 0.3 mi away
- Southside Foursquare Church — 0.3 mi away
- Calvary Southern Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Faith Temple Church of God In Christ — 0.5 mi away
- Apostolic Gospel Temple — 0.5 mi away
- Pentecostal Church of God Faith Tabernacle — 0.5 mi away