Nazareth Farm is founded upon four cornerstones as the foundation and reason behind everything that we do.  Here's a little more info about our cornerstones of prayer, simplicity, community and service.

Prayer:  On the Farm, we pray to begin the day, before each meal, as we work, and each evening to end the day.  We recognize that God has given us all that we have, and we thank the Lord for the many blessings we experience daily.  As Christians, we are called to promote a community of peace and prayer.

Simplicity:  Too often, our lives get cluttered with the “stuff” of modern life, such as television, radio, and cell phones.  The cornerstone of simplicity is all about being in right relationship:  with God, with others, and with ourselves.  We feel that by giving up things like TV, makeup, cell phones, iPods, etc., we are free to “tune-in” to one another.  Conservation is another important part of simplicity, particularly with water.  We ask that volunteers take only 3 showers during the week here, and that two of those be with our bucket showers (they use only 5 gallons per shower!)  We also encourage volunteers to conserve water by using our outhouses instead of the indoor toilets.

Community:  As a community of equals, we eat together, do dishes together, work together, pray together, and spend free time together.  During meal time, we ask that volunteers take what they eat, and eat what they take.  Rather than play video games or watch TV, we play board games, sing songs, and have good conversations together.  On Tuesday nights we invite many of our friends from the community over for supper, prayer, and fellowship.  Rather than shop at large stores like Wal-Mart and Lowe’s for our food and supplies, we give our support to small and locally-owned businesses.  We feel that we are called to be responsible members of our community and use our gifts and talents for others.

Service:  We choose to do home repair for people who can’t afford the labor, and or can’t make the repairs themselves.  We do repairs for no salary or compensation.  We work with people, not for them.  We try to recognize when our needs have been filled so that our excess can be used to fill someone else’s needs. The next step is to give of ourselves by truly giving of our need, not just our want.  Nazareth Farm is about home repair, but more importantly we are about people.  We believe that God loves each of us in the same way and so we strive to give all people the dignity and respect they deserve.