Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Religious Conservatives in Cohousing?

[Carol Agate (carolagate]

> The Cohousing Ass'n directory lists Allelous in Pasadena, which is  
> apparently student rental. Here's the description from the web site  
> of the Fuller Theological Seminary (conservative Lutheran).

Carol

Cooperative Living in Shared Homes and Cohousing Apartments

Residents in Intentional Communities seek to share their life in  
Christ more fully as an integral component of the education and  
formation at Fuller Theological Seminary. Fuller offers two  
Intentional Communities. Westminster offers shared homes and Allelous  
is a cohousing community of self-contained apartment units with a  
central common house.  All of the communities are open to students,  
faculty and staff from all three schools of the seminary. Singles &  
couples are welcome to consider any of our Intentional Communities,  
however, at this time only Allelous has the facilities to accommodate  
the needs of families.

Although each community has a distinctive ethos and covenant, all  
offer a lifestyle of education through intentional community living.  
The corporate core values of Fuller’s Intentional Communities include:

Shared leadership
Consensus decision-making
Common meals
Regular community meetings (every 1-2 weeks)
Community chores
Various opportunities to build community
Quarterly day retreats
Hospitality to the seminary community

An Intentional Community Coordinator (ICC) is the Residential  
Community staff serving his or her respective Intentional Community.  
ICCs seek to serve as a communications link to Fuller Housing while  
encouraging the shared leadership model of the Intentional Communities.

Visit our Intentional Community web-pages listed below to view floor  
plans, photos, community quick facts, and a staff message and contact:

Allelous Cohousing Community (focusing on loving one another)
Westminster Houses (focusing on ministry to children at risk)

IC APPLICATION PROCESS

Applying to live in an Intentional Community involves three steps:

1. General Housing Application
2. Intentional Community Application
3. Interviews by Intentional Community Coordinators (They will contact  
you for interview times)

Decisions about new community members are based upon your  
understanding and commitment to community living and the respective  
community covenant.

If you have questions or problems regarding this process, please  
contact:

Melinda Manus
Intentional Communities Team Coordinator (ICTC)
Fuller Housing, Student Service Center, Lower Level
250 N. Madison Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101
Office: (626) 584-5671 · Fax: (626) 204-2074
rescom-ic [at] fuller.edu