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Rivendell’s professed members (called “Companions”—those who break bread and share the journey together) include women and men, lay and ordained, married and single.    Some live together in residential community, while the majority live in private homes, coming together for worship and gatherings.  All follow a common Rule, or pattern of life and prayer.  Click to Meet Companions of Rivendell. Newsoms at breakfast  P1010032_WEB.jpg (19024 bytes)

The work of the Rivendell Community is focused on prayer and hospitality:  the constant offering of prayer and worship on behalf of the Church and the world, and hospitality both physical and spiritual.  Through its life and work, the Community seeks to foster the contemplative dimension of Christian faith—not as self-seeking spirituality but as self-giving availability to the transformative power of the Gospel, and loving obedience to the purposes of God.   "Bringing the Story to Life" offers a brief history and description.

Rivendell is a recognized Christian Community of the Episcopal Church; while most members are Episcopalians, Ecumenical Companions represent other Christian traditions, both Roman Catholic and Protestant.

Some of Rivendell's ministries and projects include...

Rivendell Motherhouse, Dunnegan, Missouri

· Facilities and hospitality for personal and small group retreats

· Several thematic retreats and conferences each year 

· Theological education and spiritual formation (including hosting the George Herbert Institute for Pastoral Studies)

· Pastoral leadership for nearby congregation (St. Alban’s, Bolivar)

· Spiritual direction

· Wildlife habitat development          

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Emmaus Chapter, Memphis, Tennessee

· Saturday night meal/discussion/worship

· Social justice ministries

· Parish spiritual/liturgical life (public daily office, quiet days, seasonal celebrations)

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Bethlehem Chapter, Springfield, Missouri

· Catholic/ecumenical books and Fair Trade gift store

 

Companions in other areas

· Medical practice for underserved areas

· Parish ministry; Campus ministry

· News, communication, commentary on Episcopal and Anglican affairs