Introduction to the community
The Community of Francis and Clare is a contemporary vowed, dispersed, community of religious women and men who live a common life of prayer and service within The Episcopal Church, its Communion Partners, and the worldwide Anglican Communion.
We seek to follow Jesus in the Franciscan tradition by living simply and humbly, serving and praying with and for the marginalized members of our communities and by helping to re-build the church in our day to day contexts.
As a contemporary expression of the Franciscan tradition, members – lay and clergy, partnered or single- live individually, in common or with their families and support themselves through secular or church-related employment. We have diverse ministries in our communities, as the Spirit and the needs of the church lead us.
Currently the majority of our members are from the USA we also have members in Canada the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Contact details
Community information
Bishop Visitor: The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Leadership
Br. Joe Nuber, Guardian of the Community, Assumed Office 20 June 2024
Membership
Members under vows: 39