Community of Christ the Sower Home

Know Christ & make him known

Cloistered in Simplicity

St. John’s Church at Little Gidding - rebuilt by our founder, St. Nicholas Ferrar, in the 1620’s

Peace be with you

Jesus be joy in you!

Welcome to our home on the world wide web, we hope and pray that your visit here will be Spirit-filled and fruitful.

The Community of Christ the Sower is an ecumenical religious order for men or women, married or single, living in community or living in their own homes.

Originally founded in 1626 in England, our Community is unique in many ways. For one, our Rule of Life is Seeker-driven, which means that within the context of the Holy Rule, each individual develops their own program under the direction of a spiritual advisor. This flexibility allows each one to adapt discipline to the specific call on his or her life.

Also, we are open to any baptized Christian of mature faith. Our roots go deep into the Anglican tradition, but we are open to the working of the Spirit and the ecumenical implications in Christ’s prayer of John 17:21, ‘that they may all be one.’

We provide different levels of membership in order to accommodate the necessity of work and family demands that members may have to adjust for.

We practice intentional simplicity and respect for the earth as God’s creation, believing that our connection to the environment is an integral component of our own redemption. Man was put in the garden to tend and keep it [Genesis 2:15], and both Jeremiah [12:4] and Hosea [4:2-3] describe how the creation entrusted to us suffers when we fail in that God-given responsibility.

We speak an ancient language to a modern world, and walk the Benedictine way with Christ the Sower, finding our mission statement in Jeremiah 6:16,

This is what the LORD says:
        "Stand at the crossroads and look;
        ask for the ancient paths,
        ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
        and you will find rest for your souls."

[this was paraphrased by Nicholas Ferrar in his final words]

We invite you to peruse our website and get to know us better.

We invite you to consider your life and lifestyle in the light of what you find here.

We invite you to pray to our good God that you be given the vision, grace and strength to fulfill your own unique vocation, and

We invite you with the words of our Lord, ‘Come and see!’

In Christ’s holy love,

Rev. Shaw Phoenix, CCS

St. John's Church at Little Gidding: the site of the first Community of Christ the Sower. It was rebuilt by our founder in the 1620's.

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Professed Members are available for leading workshops, inquirer classes, quiet days and retreats; for preaching, teaching and Bible study in your parish or for your group. Please contact us to see if we may be of service to you.