The Beloved Community
at Tikkun Farm
Cincinnati, Ohio
The Beloved Community at Tikkun Farm intends to be a community of companionship for pilgrims committed to engaging in the spiritual inner work that increases our capacity to see the presence of Love in all things. They welcome all pilgrims seeking companionship on this inward journey bringing us home to our truest selves.
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Cincinnati, OH
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Gender Diversity
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Ages
What is Beloved Community?
They believe in the essential goodness of the human family and that all people bear a sacred image. Most participants in the Beloved Community have transitioned from First Half to Second Half of life, especially regarding their spiritual journey. Most have grown up in, or spent significant time in a more traditional church, and then outgrown these original spiritual communities as their faith has continued to evolve.
Radical Hospitality
For the Beloved Community, hospitality moves beyond welcoming the stranger. Hospitality is a fundamental posture toward fellow human beings, which can be expressed in many ways. They celebrate diverse leadership and community, including women, people of color, gay, lesbian, and transgender pilgrims. Their expansive hospitality extends to sacred texts and an openness to all spiritual traditions.
Contemplative Action
They participate in work on behalf of others, they engage the suffering of the world with compassion and non-violence, and they respond to the suffering in the world with accompaniment and advocacy, supporting others as they find their way through struggle, and working to change systems that inflict suffering.
For many members of this community, the primary focus has shifted from outside themselves to the inward journey.
Looking for Sacred Presence in Creation
Creation is a sacrament, a visible sign of a larger presence in the world. Creation is a sacred text, through which Love reveals and teaches. All of Creation is suffused with Love’s presence. Love is in all things.
Members of the Beloved Community consider Creation itself as their sanctuary of choice, rather than a building, and have discovered what Celtic Christians called "The Big Book": Nature as teacher of sacred wisdom.
About Tikkun Farm
Tikkun Farm is an urban farm in the neighborhood of Mt. Healthy in Cincinnati, Ohio. It hopes to be a place of healing, repair and restoration cultivated through meaningful work and spiritual practices for the restoration of the individual, the community, and creation.
Tikkun Farm’s vision is to serve by restoring: People, Community, and Creation.
Core Values
Belovedness: We believe that all people are beloved.
Radical Hospitality: All people are welcomed as they are.
Community: Community is the place we learn the practice of loving and being loved.
Live wholeheartedly: All people are invited and supported to go deeper as we grow into wholeheartedness and remembering who we are.
Engage in Meaningful Work & Spiritual Practices: Meaningful work is essential for healing and restoration and is part of a sacred rhythm of action and contemplation.
Place Matters: We are called to restore and cultivate the places we live.
Creative Collaboration: We are partners in the ongoing restoration of the world.
Notice Sacredness: Creation reveals what is sacred.
Shalom. Promoting wholeness through reconciling conversations and restorative practices.
Innovation: Tikkun Farm is a place to experiment with new ideas.
Tikkun Farm is a volunteer run organization! Everyone has something to give and receive. If you’re interested to learn more about opportunities to volunteer at the farm, visit this page.
