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Sophia Community is an intentional community living in a lovely big house in Hyde Park, near the University of Chicago.
Four young women who had all spent a year doing volunteer work in inner-city Chicago neighborhoods and living with Catholic Sisters founded Sophia Community in 1993. Inspired by the Sisters’ life, they created their own form of community life. Several years ago, we moved from an apartment building into Quaker House, where we manage the house and guest business on behalf of the 57th Street Meeting of Friends.
Currently we consist of 4 men and 4 women aged 24-50, and two young children. We have some ethnic and national diversity.
Our guiding values are:
- Simple living – communal chores, much organic food, shared community space
- Presence to each other – commitment to relationships, shared meals
- Social Justice – most of us work for non-profits or social services
- Spirituality – diverse, but we share spirituality together weekly
- Hospitality – we run a small guest business for travelers
To find out more about us, visit http://www.geocities.com/sophiacommunity/.
