A Brief History

Pipe Creek Monthly Meeting, set off from Fairfax Monthly Meeting in 1772, was composed of Pipe Creek and Bush Creek Preparative Meetings. Worship began at Pipe Creek in 1736, under Fairfax Monthly Meeting. In 1759, Pipe Creek became a Preparative Meeting under Western Quarterly Meeting. Bush Creek Preparative Meeting began in 1764. The Pipe Creek Monthly Meeting alternated between Bush Creek and Pipe Creek. Monocacy meeting members were joined in 1776.

During the Separation of 1828, the meeting affiliated with the Hicksite branch of Friends. It became a united meeting in 1972 and is still active today. Early religious gatherings were held inthe home of the Farquhars. In 1764, a log meetinghouse was built on the north side of Little Pipe Creek. At the time, following the French and Indian War, many travelers (would be settlers) came through the region and this building provided shelter in addition to being a place to worship.

The present brick Meetinghouse was bulit in 1771 on what is now called Quaker Hill Road. The interior was rebuilt after a fire gutted the building sometime in the early 1930's. The lumber used was cut from trees on the property.