Communities Directory: Twelve Tribes Community in Hillsboro, VA

Formed: 2003 Established: 2003

Twelve Tribes Community in Hillsboro, VA

Hillsboro, Virginia,

United States

An hour west of Washington, D.C. – Near the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, our little farm sits peacefully along the twisting Catoctin Creek. Unless you walked through the nearby town of Hillsboro during rush hour, you might not realize that the bustle and business of the Nation’s Capitol continually pulses just a little more than an hour away.

We have an Organic Farm and Farm Stand right next to busy Route 9. We love to have WOOFers and anyone else interested in organic farming to visit or to stay and learn a little of what we do.

As in all of the Twelve Tribes communities. We are a spiritual people. However, our emphasis is not on rites and rituals, but on love. To us, knowing God means walking in love. For this reason, we share all of our possessions in common and we choose to live together in households, where we can be in very close fellowship with one another.

Most everything we do, we do together. This includes working, eating, cleaning, and enjoying recreational activities. But we also hold on to traditional family values. We acknowledge the sanctity of marriage, and the proper rearing of our children as of the highest importance. We want our children to know that they are loved, and to understand the purpose for their lives.

Those of us here in the community share a very special life together as we are knitted together by a common cause: We fully believe in the goodness of our Creator, yet are persuaded that He deserves more than modern Christianity. However, our intention is not to be critical of the efforts of others, but to give ourselves to being a people who are full of life and care for their fellow man.

We have guests here often. We would love for you to come for a visit!

Website: http://www.twelvetribes.org

Contact:

15255 Ashbury Church Rd
Hillsboro, Virginia 20132 United States
Phone: 540-668-7123, 540-668-7156

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OUR TWELVE TRIBES

Stoneybrook Farm

Last Updated:10/6/2008

Visitors Accepted

(We have visitors all the time! You're very welcome to visit.)

Visitor Process: If possible, please call or email first so as to help us be well-prepared with a place to stay, etc.

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Twelve Tribes

Population Adult Members: 25 Child Members: 20 Non-member Residents: 2 (zero at times; one, two or more at others) Open to new adults: Yes Open to new children: Yes Gender Balance: 50% M 50% F	Government Decision Making: By a group of elders or other leaders Identified Leader: Yes (We work together in counsel) Leadership Core Group: Yes	Labor and Money Financial Style: 100% income sharing (We share all things in common.) Labor Contribution: Expected (We are very devoted; we are constantly laboring to meet one another's needs.) Join Fee: No Regular Fees: No (We have one income as a people, just like a family would typically; from that all needs are met.)
Land and Buildings Rural Area: 35 acres (14.2 hectares) Land Owned By: The community Number of Residences: 3 Cohousing: No	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 21-50% (We have started small, but we are heading in a direction of growing much of our own food.) Share Community Meals: Nearly all meals Dietary Choice or Restrictions: We all share a common diet (We, of course take into account the special needs that different ones might have.) Dietary Practice: Kosher Alcohol Use: Prohibited Tobacco Use: Prohibited	Social Factors Shared Spiritual Path: Yes Which Spiritual Path(s): Other (We are patterned after the first church, as recorded in the New Testament) Educational Style(s): Home schooling

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