The variety of "need" programs at Koinonia attract many volunteers who come to help, to learn, and to serve. Ministries include tutorials and story time for children, meals-on-wheels, building renovations including homes, family group gatherings, employment opportunities, nursing home ministry, life planning group, a social justice Book Club. Koinonia recently helped Habitat For Humanity build the Victory House ending substandard housing in Sumter County, and set up a computer lab for training. 

Ministry Tours

Included are the Museum where Time Lines tell the story of the Koinonia struggle plus the Sumter County Civil Right history. Farm tours include Clarence Jordan's writing shack where the Cotton Patch Gospel was first conceived, the Picnic Hill burial site, Koinonia Village where the beginning concept of Habitat For Humanity International was given birth, Forest ParkVillage, 100 acres of pecan trees, etc.

Lodging is available by reservation. We have 10 RV full hookups. Jake's Joy Wagon often transports groups around the Farm.

A Retreat Place

Personal or in groups. Long or short term. Peace is a central theme at Koinonia. The Peace Trail winds through the woods and displays celebrated peacemakers. The Meditation Gazebo is a favorite place along the Trail for solitude and tranquility. The Campus Peace Pole invites one for prayer and meditation. The Library is a resource for mental stimulation. Nonviolence is defined as “active goodwill”.

Person empowerment comes by being a part of the spiritual community. The fullness is experienced through:

• Education: Classes are held most Tuesday evenings. The Book Club focuses on current social justice issues such as peace, race, economics, and Religions.
  
• Work: We work together in order to create and walk the life journey together. It provides an opportunity to use one's gifts.
  
• Service: Some say "God helps those who help themselves," but also, God helps those who help others. Doctrine tends to divide, but service unites.
  The Farm

Of its 700 acres, Koinonia's farming operation has fields of crops, pecan orchards, blueberries, peanuts and muscadine grapes. The crops, including corn and wheat, are sold on the open market, while the pecans and peanuts go to our Bakery and Mail Order business. The profits we make get plowed back into our other ministries.

Koinonia's founder, Clarence Jordan, sought to use his farming education to teach poor share croppers techniques for producing larger quality crops without exploiting the land. He wanted to show that people could work together, regardless of race, while treating the land with respect and making a living at the same time.