Intentional communities are places where people live together with shared resources and explicit common values. This includes ecovillages, cohousing, land trusts, income-sharing communes, co-ops, and spiritual communities. Intentional community is a practical and viable way to live together with other people.

The Bruderhof is one of the oldest existing intentional communities in the world today, and one of the longest continuously existing in history (that we know of). Our hundred-year-old communal movement now has multiple locations on four continents. Find out more about the Bruderhof here.

So what form does living in intentional community take at the Bruderhof? For us, it is sharing all our resources in full community of goods. We believe that in order for an intentional community to work, you have to be fully committed to the idea. So we share our lives and finances; none of us owns any property in our name, none of us receives a paycheck, stipend, or allowance, and membership is a lifetime commitment. By doing that, we’ve built a place where are no rich or poor, where everyone is cared for, everyone belongs, and everyone can contribute. This is the answer to all that is wrong with society today.

Get in touch and let us know why you are interested in intentional community – and let’s learn from each other.