About Us Benedictine house

The Community of Christ the Sower, North America, is an Anglican confraternity for men or women, married or single, living in community or residing in their own homes, under the guidance of the Rule of St. Benedict. We are a dispersed order with affiliates living in Canada and the United States and share a common spiritual heritage with our CCS friends in England.

We are canonically resident in the Convocation of Anglicans in North America, a diocese in The Anglican Church in North America. To learn more about the A.C.N.A., please visit our Links Page.

It is our belief that all people, in all places and in all times, are called to live spiritually fulfilling and sanctified lives through the power of the Holy Spirit. True to our motto to "restore the sacred", we accompany fellow seekers on this spiritual journey to offer support, encouragement and companionship along the way.

Our charism is both contemplative and active and as our Constitution states, "we exist to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, share fellowship in His name, provide mutual support by the grace of the Holy Spirit, worship God the Father in Spirit and in Truth, promote personal holiness and minister to the needs of others."

Nicholas Ferrar window We speak an ancient language to a modern world. We walk the Benedictine Way with Christ the Sower. We remember and take as our mission statement the final words spoken by Nicholas Ferrar to his community on December 4, 1637:

"It is the right good old way you are in

Keep in it"