Community of Saint Boniface :: Communities Directory

Forming Formed: 2010 Established: 2011

This page last updated:4/2/2011

Community of Saint Boniface

Johnson County, Indiana,

United States

(Our congregation meets in Whiteland for Sunday and Holy Day worship, and at members' homes for other activities and for many communal activities.)

The Community of Saint Boniface is an intentional Christian community in formation in Johnson County, Indiana. Members seek to follow a common spiritual discipline, worship and fellowship together often, and assist in bearing one another's burdens.

Those discerning full membership in our community seek to live in close proximity with one another, and to live out a life that is in keeping with the practices of the ancient Christian Church, described in the Acts of the Apostles and the writings of the Early Church Fathers.

Website: http://www.saintbonifaceonline.org

Contact:

Father Robert Lyons
3115 Harvest Grove Lane
Bargersville, Indiana 46106 United States
Phone: 317-560-4665

Community location is placed at the center of the zip/postal code, city/state, or city/country (not based on street addresses)

This page last updated:4/2/2011

Visitors Accepted

Visitor Process: Anyone is welcome to join us for Sunday worship. Please check our website for the Liturgy times. Those wishing to enter into discernment about pursuing membership in our community will need to meet with the pastor and other members of the community.

Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:

Our community does not provide land or housing and is therefore not subject to fair housing laws.

Population Members(adults and children): 4 (We have four committed members at this time - three adults and one child. While live close to one another (less than 15 minute drive among members, and all less than 10 minutes from our central meeting location.)) Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: Other (We attempt to make most decisions by consensus among baptized, confirmed, communicant members. In matters of faith and morals, the Scriptures and Creeds hold sway. Our local congregation is lead by a priest, who is licensed by and accountable to a bishop in apostolic succession.) Identified Leader: Yes Leadership Core Group: Yes	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances (At this time, we have elected to maintain independent finances, while encouraging generosity within the community when a need arises.) Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes Labor Contribution: Expected (All members are expected to help out with maintaining our current worship space, as well as providing food and supplies for fellowship, worship, community service, and other events as they are able.) Join Fee: No Regular Fees: Yes (Members are expected to tithe (visitors are never asked to or expected to give). We recognize this may be an undue hardship on some members, and seek to be flexible as the Lord leads. Money is never an exclusionary factor for membership and participation.)
Land and Buildings Small Town (Our members live in several nearby small towns in Johnson County, Indiana) Cohousing: No	Food, etc. Share Community Meals: 1 time/week (We have a community meal on Sundays together with worship, and most other congregational events (Bible study, fellowship groups, etc.) include a meal.) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual (The only dietary restriction imposed is that imposed in the Acts of the Apostles, to abstain from eating blood (this does not mean, however, that we refuse blood transfusions!)) Alcohol Use: Used occasionally (We use wine for celebrating the Eucharist. As for consumption for non-religious purposes, we do not sanction drunkenness, but do not forbid consumption of alcohol.)	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: Yes (Members are expected to offer daily prayer, and join in the celebration of the Eucharist on Sundays and Holy Days.) Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Other (Primitive Catholic - Focused on Scripture as understood by the ancient Christian Church before the time of Constantine. We accept and embrace the best of Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant thought, while seeking to remain true to the ancient Church.) Educational Style(s): Other (We have a preference for home-schooling or private schooling, though we would not turn down individuals for membership if their children attended public schools.)

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