Being a new member

On a hot and sticky day last June, I moved into Sophia community, carrying my bags up the stairs to my new room on the third floor. Now it’s slick and frozen outside, and I’ve lived here for nearly seven months. I’m starting to settle into the rhythms and routines of the Quaker house; it’s […]

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Our Community Covenant

To endure, a community needs both heart and structures. Interpersonal relations bind it together, and structures channel that energy in a positive direction. In the first ten years of our community, we faced a crisis. One of our members was obstructing, passively, our meetings and decision-making. One of the ways we attempted to improve the […]

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Kids in Community
Julia and Sophia in boat

We are the children who have lived in Sophia Community for the longest, in fact, for our whole lives. Julia was born in Quaker House in 2001, and Sophia was born just down the hall in 2008. Our parents are Lisa and Don, who made the decision to raise us in community.  We love living […]

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