meeting house

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For months, activists have been demanding more support from city leadership, explained Elias Siegelman, an activist who works with No ICE Philly, which meets in the quintessentially Pennsylvanian location of a Quaker meeting house.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Each of the dance numbers feels distinctive while also serving some purpose in developing the story: from an early benefactor’s home or the deck of a ship, to a forest or meeting house.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

The meeting house grows progressively more dilapidated, and the costumes get shabbier, indicating that things aren’t going well for the Puritans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

In its new meeting house, which is roofed with branches and leaves in the traditional style, waits Tito López, the community's sayla – or leader.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

He gave an amen and turned to nod at his allies in the meeting house.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead