About Us (UK)
The Community of the Sisters of the Church is an international body of women within the Anglican Communion, living under the gospel values of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience, desiring to be faithful to the traditions of the Religious Life while exploring new ways of expressing them and of living community life and ministry today.
By our worship, ministry and life in community, we desire to be channels of the reconciling love and acceptance of Christ, to acknowledge the dignity of every person, and to enable others to encounter the living God whom we seek.
In each of our houses prayer is at the heart of full and active lives: preaching, teaching, cooking, gardening, psychotherapy, Spiritual Direction, working with women on the street... we serve as we are called.
Anyone interested in exploring the possibility of a vocation to the Religious Life in the UK is invited to contact the Novitiate Sister by clicking here.
To read more about Vocation, please click here.
We also welcome Alongsiders - women who are interested in sharing our life for a time, without making a long-term commitment.
To contact us for further information about becoming an Alongsider in the UK, please click here.
Associates are also valued members of our Community. While leading independent lives, Associates support and are supported by the Community through prayer and fellowship, contributing to the common life as they are able. Anyone interested in exploring the possibility of becoming an Associate in the UK is invited to contact the Associates’ Sister.
To read more about our Associates, please click here.
Volunteers have been integral to the life and work of our Community since the earliest days of our foundation. We greatly appreciate the support we have received over the years, and are particularly grateful to those who continue to support us now: in our 5 Loaves and 2 fishes ministry in Bristol, through gardening, greeting guests, answering telephones, and in many other ways throughout the Province. We welcome enquiries from anyone interested in becoming a volunteer.
We are also grateful to those who support our work financially. If you would like to make a donation, please click here.
