We’re a community house seeking roommates who are interested in shared life and shared vision, with more in common than a utility bill.  We moved in three years ago with a heart for the neighborhood and a developing vision for community and spiritual development. Our home located in a depressed urban area in southeast DC, where the poverty around us is both very real and somewhat invisible.
We are looking for someone who has a heart for the neighborhood and openness to each other.  We ask that any new member commit to spending one evening a week in the community for a shared meal and time of spiritual formation and would also look for new members to have an interest in the community and a commitment to prayer.  While we are not a particularly formalized community, we do share in the desire to encourage each other’s faith and hold each other accountable in Christ. 
Moreover, we wish to be friends, to love and care for each other.  We want our home to be a place of peace and rest and joy, but allowing space for the pain and stress we carry.  We work to support and bless each other, even as we all have times where we are the one who needs to be supported and blessed.  On the side, we’re big on laughter, rambling conversations on the couch, waiting around for the neighborhood softball team to start up, guessing what mystery veggies our garden has produced, and bringing down the house with Beatles Rock Band.
As for practical details, our house has 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths.  We have two bedrooms available, one now, the second near the end of August.  Move-in day can be somewhat flexible.  When filled, there will be six people in the house (one room—not yours!—is shared).  You’ll share a bathroom with one other person.  We live about one mile from the blue/orange (Potomac Ave) and green lines (Anacostia), easily accessible by a short bus ride starting at the corner of our block.  The house is recently remodeled and in quite excellent shape.  Hardwood floors on the main level, carpet in the bedrooms (three up, two down).  Plenty of unzoned parking.  We now have a young cat in the house, but are unable to take more pets.  There’s a large deck overlooking our backyard garden and a fabulous front porch (great for meeting neighbors!).  Expenses — including rent, all groceries, high-speed internet, a security system, landline, and all utilities — cost no more than $650 per person.  Available immediately, looking for a year-long commitment.
We’d love to talk further.  Please email Carrie at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or call at (202) 834-2902.