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.
“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.”
Vacancies occur throughout the year, and we accept applications on a rolling basis.
Everyone must agree before moving forward.
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Common House, Garden(s), Library, Workshop, Large Scale Kitchen, Internet
Within city limits with access to urban amenities and infrastructure.
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