Parsonsfield Monthly Meeting of Friends

Background on Parsonsfield Monthly Meeting of Friends

In 1801, the Limington (Maine) Preparative Meeting–the forerunner of the Parsonsfield Monthly Meeting–was launched, under the care of the Falmouth (Maine) Monthly Meeting. Two years later, it moved to the Windham (Maine) Monthly Meeting, and between 1825-1833, a Parsonsfield Preparative Meeting was created. In 1846, the Limington Monthly Meeting was set off and a second Parsonsfield preparative meeting, under the care of Limington, started in Parsonsfield. During this time, the Parsonsfield Preparative Meeting was part of the Falmouth Quarterly Meeting. In 1888, the preparative meeting became the Parsonsfield Monthly Meeting, and became part of the newly-formed Parsonsfield Quarterly Meeting including Parsonsfield in Maine, and Sandwich in New Hampshire. By 1938, this quarterly meeting returned to the Falmouth Quarterly Meeting, and the Parsonsfield Monthly Meeting went with it. By the late 1990s, the monthly meeting had moved to Kezars Falls (Maine), and was laid down a few years later.