Section 1: Recognised celibate vowed communities Archives - Page 4 of 11

The Melanesian Brotherhood was founded by Ini Kopuria, a native Solomon Islander from Guadalcanal, in 1925. Its main purpose was evangelistic, to take and live … Read more

Gender: Male community

Ministry: Primarily apostolic

Lifestyle: Primarily residential in community houses

Vow: Mixture of members with different vow status

Rule: Mixture of traditions or non-defined

Locations: Asia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu

Community of the Sisters of Melanesia (CSM)

The community of the Sisters of Melanesia is a sisterhood of women in Melanesia. It was founded by Nester Tiboe and three young women of … Read more

Gender: Female community

Ministry: Primarily apostolic

Lifestyle: Primarily residential in community houses

Vow: Mixture of members with different vow status

Rule: Mixture of traditions or non-defined

Locations: Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu

Order of St Anne at Bethany (OSA)

We are a small multi-cultural community of women committed to witnessing to the truth that, as Christians, we belong to this age, this society; and … Read more

Gender: Female community

Ministry: Primarily apostolic

Lifestyle: Primarily residential in community houses

Vow: Evangelical Counsels or Benedictine vows including celibacy

Rule: Mixture of traditions or non-defined

Locations: North America & Caribbean, USA

St Gregory’s Abbey, Three Rivers (OSB)

St Gregory’s Abbey is the home of a community of men living under the Rule of St Benedict within the Episcopal Church. The center of … Read more

Gender: Male community

Ministry: Primarily cloistered

Lifestyle: Primarily residential in community houses

Vow: Evangelical Counsels or Benedictine vows including celibacy

Rule: Benedictine

Locations: North America & Caribbean, USA

Society of St Paul (SSP)

The Society of St Paul began in 1958 in Gresham, Oregon. Early ministry included nursing homes, a school, and commissary work in the Mid-East and … Read more

Gender: Male community

Ministry: Primarily apostolic

Lifestyle: Primarily residential in community houses

Vow: Evangelical Counsels or Benedictine vows including celibacy

Rule: Mixture of traditions or non-defined

Locations: North America & Caribbean, USA

Society of St Margaret (SSM), Chiswick, UK and Sri Lanka

The Convent at Chiswick is one of the autonomous Convents that constitute the Society of St Margaret, founded by John Mason Neale. The Sisters’ work … Read more

Gender: Female community

Ministry: Primarily apostolic

Lifestyle: Primarily residential in community houses

Vow: Evangelical Counsels or Benedictine vows including celibacy

Rule: Mixture of traditions or non-defined

Locations: Asia, England, Europe, Sri Lanka, UK

Society of St Margaret (SSM), USA and Haiti

The Society of St Margaret is an Episcopal Religious Order of mission-focused sisters living an ancient tradition with a modern outlook. Our lives as Sisters … Read more

Gender: Female community

Ministry: Primarily apostolic

Lifestyle: Primarily residential in community houses

Vow: Evangelical Counsels or Benedictine vows including celibacy

Rule: Mixture of traditions or non-defined

Locations: Haiti, North America & Caribbean, USA