Beacon Hill Friends House

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About the Community

What we do

Beacon Hill Friends House is: – a cooperative residence for those interested in community living – a center for public educational programming that supports personal and spiritual deepening – a public meeting & event space welcoming a wide range of community groups – a Quaker nonprofit organization, and the longtime home of Beacon Hill Friends Meeting (an independent Quaker congregation) Beacon Hill Friends House is located on historic Beacon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts, a few blocks from the State House. The building was originally built in 1803. Since being given to Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1957, the building has become a center for the Quaker community and others in the Boston area. Beacon Hill Friends House fulfills its mission by: – providing a center where Friends and others can meet, worship, and study – offering opportunities for the development of personal growth and deepening – maintaining a diverse residential community guided by Friends’ principles – providing hospitality to visitors in our B&B style guest rooms – advancing and fostering the principles of the Religious Society of Friends 21 Residents (of many faith and non-faith traditions) live at the house for up to four years. We create community through house dinners cooked by our kitchen manager, sharing chores and community-building responsibilities, and two house meetings a month. We welcome residency applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, beliefs, sexualities, backgrounds, etc.

Our Mission

“To embody the Quaker principles of faith, simplicity, integrity, community, and social responsibility in order to nurture and call forth the Light in all of us.”

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How to join

Vacancies occur throughout the year, and we accept applications on a rolling basis.

Decision-making process

  • Full Consensus

Everyone must agree before moving forward.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Common House, Garden(s), Library, Workshop, Large Scale Kitchen, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • 2-5 times per week

Substance use culture

  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a Land Trust, Home Owners Association, or corporation

Setting

  • Urban

Within city limits with access to urban amenities and infrastructure.

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • Up to 33%
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Location

  • United States

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