Several years ago, a small of group of people that had previously been pastors and leaders at various churches in Southern California came together to start Matthew’s House, a cluster of faith communities meeting in homes in San Diego County. A few years later, a few of the folks from that initial group moved into the city and started The Ecclesia Collective.
The Ecclesia Collective started with the intent to nurture grassroots expressions of the Kingdom of God in the city of San Diego. Some of these expressions have included establishing a faith community and intentional living community, as well as, refugee assistance, a community garden, teach-ins, art installments and house concerts.
Primarily, we are an urban faith community with Christian roots, trying to discover what it means to follow Jesus in the 21st century. We meet weekly for prayer, a meal, reading scripture and conversation.
We welcome you to join us whether at one of our weekly gatherings or events. You can visit our our online calendar to see what’s going on. We can host small groups for weekend urban experiences/retreats for a reasonable cost that we can negotiate with you based on your interest. And some of us are also available for speaking, teaching, writing and consulting on a variety of topics from church planting to sustainable living. Get in touch with us if you are interested.
If you are still interested in learning more about what we’re up to, there a few books that have documented our journey:
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Hi there… looks like we have a good deal in common, besides our names. Good to be in touch. You can check us out here (ad in our values statement). We also have a good number of US links, including Anabaptist ones.
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/about/about.shtml
I take it you’re in the UK, Simon? Are you affiliated with the people behind the Anabaptist Network site?