DC Area Communities
A Simple House (Washington, DC)
A Simple House of Sts. Francis and Alphonsus is a lay missionary apostolate serving the poorest neighborhoods of our nation’s capital
Casa Chirilagua (Chirilagua/Arlandria, Alexandria, VA)
Casa Chirilagua is located in the largely Hispanic Chirilagua/Arlandria neighborhood off of Mt. Vernon Avenue in Alexandria on the border with Arlington. For more information e-mail info@dc.newmonastics.org.
Cornerstone Community (Washington DC/Adams Morgan)
An intentional community made up of formerly homeless men in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction and two live-in Community Builders. “Where community is the heart of recovery.” For more information or to visit contact David Buckley davbuckley@hotmail.com.
Culpeper House (Arlington, VA) [Closed June 2008}
An intentional Christian community whose mission is best described by Romans 12:9-21.
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House (Washington, DC)
A Community of Hospitality and Resistance.
Jonathan House (Capitol Hill, Washington, DC)
L’Arche Greater Washington, DC (two communities in Adams Morgan, Washington, DC and one in Arlington, VA)
Creates communities of faith and lifelong homes with people who have developmental disabilities.
Sleepy Hollow House (Fairfax County, VA)
E-mail Martha_Rogers@marymount.edu to learn more.
Southeast Community (Southeast Washington, DC)
Located in the Fairlawn community. E-mail Kate Perkins at keperk@wm.edu for more information.
unnamed community (College Park, MD)
This community is still in development. If you would like to take part in their discussions, e-mail info@dc.newmonastics.org.
unnamed community (Shaw Neighborhood, Washington, DC)
E-mail Lemankk@gmail.com to learn more.
unnamed community (Howard/Shaw Neighborhood, Washington, DC)
E-mail jacob.bryant@gmail.com to learn more.
unnamed community (Falls Church, VA)
For more information, e-mail info@dc.newmonastics.org.Â
The hope is for this to become a comprehensive list of DC area communities. Please e-mail info@dc.newmonastics.org if you know of a community in the Washington, DC area that has been ommited or would like more information about any of the communities.
