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# Cherry Grove Friends Church

One Faith, Individually Inspired

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- [Week 4, Day 7](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-4-day-7/) - Day 7: Luke 2:25-33 There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he saw the Lord’s Messiah. Guided by the Spirit, he entered
- [Week 4, Day 6](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-4-day-6/) - Day 6: Isaiah 2:1-5 The vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s house will be established at the top of the mountains and will be raised above the hills. All nations will stream to it, and many peoples will come and say, “Come, let’s go up
- [Week 4, Day 5](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-4-day-5/) - Day 5: Matthew 4:14-16 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, along the road by the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles. The people who live in darkness have seen a great light, and for those living in the land of the
- [Week 4, Day 4](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-4-day-4/) - Day 4: Luke 2:8-20 In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good
- [Week 4, Day 3](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-4-day-3/) - Day 3: Matthew 1:18-25 The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit. So her husband, Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly. But
- [Week 4, Day 2](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-4-day-2/) - Day 2: Zephaniah 3:14-17 Sing for joy, Daughter Zion; shout loudly, Israel! Be glad and celebrate with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem! The Lord has removed your punishment; he has turned back your enemy. The King of Israel, the Lord, is among you; you need no longer fear harm. On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
- [Week 4, Day 1](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-4-day-1/) - Day 1: Isaiah 11:1-10 Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— a Spirit of wisdom and understanding, a Spirit of counsel and strength, a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. His delight will be
- [Week 3, Day 7](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-3-day-7/) - Day 7: Luke 3:1-6 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, God’s word came to John the son of Zechariah in the
- [Week 3, Day 6](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-3-day-6/) - Day 6: John 9:1-7 As he was passing by, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” Jesus answered. “This came about so that God’s works might be displayed in him. We must do the works of him who sent me while it
- [Week 3, Day 3](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/advent-week-3-day-3/) - Day 3: 1 John 1:4-7 We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him. If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the
- [Week 3, Day 4](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-3-day-4/) - Day 4: John 3:16-21 For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Anyone who believes in him is not condemned, but
- [Week 3, Day 5](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-3-day-5/) - Day 5: Isaiah 40:1-11 “Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and announce to her that her time of hard service is over, her iniquity has been pardoned, and she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.” A voice of one crying out: Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness;
- [Week 3, Day 1](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-3-day-1/) - Day 1: Isaiah 60:1-3 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord shines over you. For look, darkness will cover the earth, and total darkness the peoples; but the Lord will shine over you, and his glory will appear over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to your shining brightness. Quadriga:
- [Week 3, Day 2](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-3-day-2/) - Day 2: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 But if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we are not
- [Week 2, Day 7](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-2-day-7/) - Day 7: 1 Peter 2:5-8 you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture: See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and honored cornerstone, and the one who believes in him will never be put
- [Week 2, Day 6](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-2-day-6/) - Day 6: Ephesians 5:6-14 Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath is coming on the disobedient because of these things. Therefore, do not become their partners. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light— for the fruit of the light consists of all goodness, righteousness, and truth— testing what is
- [Week 2, Day 5](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-2-day-5/) - Day 5: John 12:35-36 Jesus answered, “The light will be with you only a little longer. Walk while you have the light so that darkness doesn’t overtake you. The one who walks in darkness doesn’t know where he’s going. While you have the light, believe in the light so that you may become children of light.” Jesus said this, then went away
- [Week 2, Day 4](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-2-day-4/) - Day 4: Psalm 119:105-106 Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path. I have solemnly sworn to keep your righteous judgments. Quadriga: 1. Psalm 119 is a long poetic self-examination of the person who would commit themselves to God and living a life pleasing to him. Some of it
- [Week 2, Day 3](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-2-day-3/) - Day 3: Psalm 27:1-4 The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— whom should I dread? When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell. Though an army deploys against me, my heart will not be afraid; though a
- [Week 2, Day 2](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-2-day-2/) - Day 2: Psalm 43:3-6 Send your light and your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain, to your dwelling place. Then I will come to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise you with the lyre, God, my God. Why, my soul, are you
- [Week 2, Day 1](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-2-day-1/) - Week 2 Day 1: Romans 15:4-13 For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures. Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, according to Christ Jesus, so that you may glorify the
- [Week 1, Day 7](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-1-day-7/) - Day 7: Isaiah 60:19-22 The sun will no longer be your light by day, and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you. The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not fade; for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
- [Week 1, Day 6](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-1-day-6/) - Day 6: Jeremiah 33:14-16 “Look, the days are coming”— this is the Lord’s declaration— “when I will fulfill the good promise that I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a Righteous Branch to sprout up for David, and he
- [Week 1, Day 5](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/12/week-1-day-5/) - Day 5: John 1:6-9 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but he came to testify about the light. The true light that gives light to everyone was coming
- [Week 1, Day 4](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/11/week-1-day-4/) - Day 4: John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. In him was life, and that life was
- [Week 1, Day 3](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/11/week-1-day-3/) - Day 3: Mark 13:33-37 “Watch! Be alert! For you don’t know when the time is coming. “It is like a man on a journey, who left his house, gave authority to his servants, gave each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to be alert. Therefore be alert, since you don’t know when the master
- [Week 1, Day 2](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/11/week-1-day-2/) - Day 2: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Grace to you and peace from Godour Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in him in every way, in all speech and all knowledge. In this way, the testimony about Christ was confirmed
- [Week 1, Day 1](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2021/11/advent-2021/) - Day 1: Romans 13:11-14 Besides this, since you know the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, because now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is nearly over, and the day is near; so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk
- [Samuels-Sermon-10-9-16](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2016/10/samuels-sermon-10-9-16/)
- [Fran & Rob Sermon 9-4-16](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2016/10/fran-rob-sermon-9-4-16/)
- [Encouragement Series](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2016/08/7980/) - Sermon 7-24-2016
- [Sermon, 2009-05-17](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2009/05/sermon-2009-05-17/) - Listen to Pastor Arden Kinser's Sermon from May 17th, 2009.
- [Sermon, 2009-05-10](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2009/05/sermon-2009-05-10/) - Listen to Pastor Arden Kinser's Sermon from May 10th, 2009.
- [Sermon, 2009-05-03](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2009/05/sermon-2009-05-03/) - Listen to Pastor Arden Kinser's Sermon from May 3rd, 2009.
- [Sermon, 2009-04-19](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2009/05/sermon-2009-04-19/) - Listen to Pastor Arden Kinser's Sermon from April 19th, 2009.
- [Sermon, 2009-04-12](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2009/05/sermon-2009-04-12/) - Listen to Pastor Arden Kinser's Sermon from April 12th, 2009.
- [Sermon, 2009-03-29](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2009/05/sermon-2009-03-29/) - Listen to Pastor Arden Kinser's Sermon from March 29th, 2009.
- [Sermon, 2009-03-22](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2009/05/sermon-2009-03-22/) - Listen to Pastor Arden Kinser's Sermon from March 22nd, 2009.
- [Sermon, 2009-03-08](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2009/05/sermon-2009-03-08/) - Listen to Pastor Arden Kinser's Sermon from March 8th, 2009.
- [Sermon, 2009-02-22](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2009/05/sermon-02-22-2009/) - Listen to Guest Pastor Trey Doty's Sermon from February 22nd, 2009.
- [Sermon, 2009-03-01](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/2009/05/sermon-2009-03-01/) - Listen to Pastor Arden Kinser's Sermon from March 1st, 2009

## Pages

- [](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/) - Sunday meeting for worship begins at 10:45am, and we would love to see you there! Come and see us at 9100 NE 219th Street in Battle Ground, Washington It's been rough. Can we pray for you? Cherry Grove Friends Church is a worshipping community of Jesus followers who actively and visibly build connections with those
- [Weekly Bulletin](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/tonirob/) - Mt Rainier in Mirror Lake ~ Photo by Arden Sunday, July 5, 2026 Adult Sunday School, JOY Bible Study, and the Tuesday Night Prayer and Study group are on hiatus. All will resume after the summer. _________________________________________________________________ Sunday School meets weekly at 9:30am in the Friendship Center is ON HIATUS through the summer. Joy Women's
- [Video Sermons](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/video-sermons/) - Below are links to YouTube videos of sermon messages beginning in March 2020. Audio recordings of prior sermons are available here. July 12 2026 -- 1 John 2:18-29; "Knowing God is Knowing Jesus" (MF) July 5 2026 -- 1 John 2:1-18; "Knowing God and Not Sinning" (MF) June 28 2026 -- 1 John; "Knowing God:
- [Community Groups](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/community-groups/) - Cherry Grove is honored to provide space for community groups to meet to focus on healing and recovery in many forms. Each of the groups listed below meets in our portable building (the Friendship Center) located behind the main church building. We are located at 9100 NE 219th Street in Battle Ground. We are at
- [Forms](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/forms/) - Here are PDFs of some of our most-requested forms. Please contact the Cherry Grove church office at (360) 687-3159 for more information. If you would like to become a member of Cherry Grove Friends Church, please contact Pastor Mark Franklin: Membership Application If you would like to use Cherry Grove's building and facilities, please review
- [Emergency Contacts, Directory, & Teams List](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/church-directory/)
- [Weekly Schedule](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/calendar/weekly-schedule/) - Please see Upcoming Events for more details. Sundays 10:30am - 10:45am - Meet and Greet 10:45am - 12:15pm - Worship Service 11:00am - 12:15pm - Children's Church for children 3 years old through 1st grade (every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month) Mondays 6:30pm - 8:30pm - Grief Share (meet in Friendship Center
- [Pastoral Resident](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/pastoral-resident/) - Thank you for your interest in the Pastoral Resident position at Cherry Grove Friends. Please download and carefully read the Job Description. The Faith & Practice Statements of the Northwest Yearly Meeting can be found here. To apply, please email the following to Hiring@CherryGroveFriends.org: A copy of your Resume. A description of your faith journey up
- [Offering](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/offering/) - There are several ways you may financially support Cherry Grove Friends Church. And we sincerely and humbly thank you. If you do not attend a Sunday worship service, checks may be mailed directly to Cherry Grove. If you do online banking, you may also instruct your bank to mail a check to us (in many
- [How Can We Pray For You?](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/how-can-we-pray-for-you/) - It is an honor and a privilege to pray for each other. Whether you are part of our Cherry Grove family or not, we savor the opportunity to seek God's will and blessing on your behalf. If there is something in your life or on your heart that we can be in prayer about, please
- [Links](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/links/) - Barclay Press (A great resource for Christian books, periodicals, etc.) Bible Gateway (A searchable online Bible in over 50 versions and 35 languages) Evangelical Friends (Representing 1,100 Evangelical Friends churches worldwide) Faith and Practice (Summary of the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends beliefs and practices) Gospel.com (An alliance of over 300 online Christian ministries) Northwest
- [Quaker Queries](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/about/quaker-queries/) - The Queries are thoughtful questions that remind people of the spiritual and moral values Friends seek to uphold. They help individuals and the church to consider the true source of spiritual strength, to nurture loving relationships, and to maintain a strong Christian witness to society. The Queries should be read frequently, as a whole or
- [Calendar of Events](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/calendar/)
- [Ministries](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/ministries/) - We view all our activities in conjunction with the church as ministries, whether it is the business of the church, communicating our beliefs with non-believers, or just sharing the good word with each other. The collection of Cherry Grove's ministries below demonstrates the diverse ways we can hear and answer to the will of God.
- [Upcoming Events](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/calendar/upcoming-events/) - Zumba! And It's FREE! Interested in getting some exercise in a fun, friendly, upbeat setting? Join us in the Friendship Center (portable building behind the church) on Saturday mornings from 9:00-10:00am with certified Zumba instructor Nancy W. All are welcome! It's FREE! Wear comfortable shoes/clothes. Bring a towel, water, and light weights (1-3lbs). Call
- [Contact](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/contact/) - Cherry Grove Friends Church 9100 NE 219th Street Battle Ground, WA 98604 360.687.3159 Map Email Church Office Pastor - Mark Franklin Social Media Cherry Grove Facebook Page
- [What We Believe](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/about/what-we-believe/) - Cherry Grove Friends Church is a Christ-centered Friends (or Quaker) church. We belong to a group called the Northwest Yearly Meeting which is a collection of other similar Friends churches in the Pacific Northwest. As summarized by the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends, we hold the following values: Jesus Christ is present. He is actively
- [About Us](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/about/) - Cherry Grove Friends Church began in the Battle Ground community in 1943. We started as on outpost of Piedmont Friends Church in Portland. The first service was lead by Pastor J. Harley Adams on February 6, 1944. In 1953, Cherry Grove became a stand alone Church, independent of Piedmont Friends. The original building, constructed in
- [Open Worship](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/open-worship/) - Open worship is a time for us to focus on our personal relationship with God. During this time, the congregation sits in silence and personally communes with God through the Holy Spirit. If moved by the Spirit, individuals within the church body will speak to share their thoughts or questions with those gathered. At Cherry
- [FAQQ](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/about/frequently-asked-quaker-questions/) - Frequently Asked Quaker Questions 1) Quakers are still around? Well, apparently yes! Quakers are a branch of Protestantism begun in England in the 1600s. In the Americas, Quakers were the core of one of the first American colonies, Pennsylvania (the Penn family, founders of Pennsylvania, were Quakers). We've always been one of the smaller Protestant
- [Advent 2021](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/advent-2021/) - The Advent season is a wonderful time to reassess our relationship with time, the world, ourselves, and God. It is a season of anticipation and expectation. It looks backward to the birth of Christ in Bethlehem 2000 years ago. It looks up, as we sing Glory to God in the Highest! But it also looks forward, to
- [Advent Daily Readings](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/advent-daily-readings/) - Advent is the anticipatory season leading up to the celebration of the birth of Christ during Christmastide. One of the many practices of the Christian faith during this time is a daily meditation on Scripture, beginning four weeks before the beginning of Christmastide. For 2021, that means day one is November 28, and the fourth
- [Resources](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/resources/) - We have a variety of resources available to our members and visitors. Please use the links below to access various forms as well as helpful websites. Forms Helpful Links
- [Friendly Glossary](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/about/friendly-glossary/) - Bible Study A group discussion about specific aspects of or passages in the Bible. Bible studies are separate from the Sunday worship service. There is typically a discussion facilitator and all are encouraged to participate to deepen their faith, understand the Bible, and ask questions in a supportive environment. Church See "Meeting" Conscientious Objector An
- [Quick Contact](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/quick-contact/) - Quick Contact phone: 360.687.3159 e-mail: click here! 9100 NE 219th Street Battle Ground, WA 98604 - Map
- [Sermons](https://cherrygrovefriends.org/sermons/)

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