Service Trips for College Students and Youth Groups

Date
Flexible Dates

About this Retreat

Details of this retreat

College students and youth groups interested in a service visit are welcome. Koinonia Farm has many projects for which we need help: painting, cleaning, pruning fruit trees, for example. There are also many historic sites nearby:  President Jimmy Carter Historical Sites in Plains, Andersonville Civil War Prison and POW Museum, the Albany Civil Rights Institute, and others. On your time off, we recommend that you visit some of these.

Helpful information:

Please make reservations at least 1 month in advance of your desired dates. Space is limited.
You may join us for communal meals. There is a potluck meal as part of our Gathered Worship on Sundays. You are most welcome to attend. Feel free to bring one of your favorite dishes to add to the feast if you’d like.
You are welcome to attend our daily chapel services.
Lunch is served Monday through Friday at noon.

Getting Here

Location icon Koinonia Farm

Accommodation

Morgan House

Accommodation
The Morgan House is a two-bedroom cottage named for Caranza and Maizie Morgan, two friends of Koinonia Farm. Maizie worked in our bakery for many years, and Caranza was a farmer who risked his life to deliver supplies to Koinonia when the farm was being boycotted back in the 1950s and 60s for its stand on human rights. The house has a full kitchen, one bath, a sitting room, and a screened in porch.

Jordan House - Private Room

Accommodation
Guest rooms in the Jordan House are upstairs. The nine rooms accommodate up to nineteen people, with most rooms featuring two twin beds. The House is named after Koinonia co-founders, Clarence and Florence Jordan. Each bedroom is named for a person who has dedicated her/his life to the struggle for peace, justice, and human rights. There are six bathrooms and a kitchenette.

Fuller House - Private Room

Accommodation
The Fuller House has eight ground floor bedrooms and sleeps up to eleven. There are four bathrooms; one is handicap accessible. Guests share a common kitchen, living and dining areas. The house is named for Millard and Linda Fuller, former members of Koinonia Farm who went on to expand Koinonia Farm Partnership Housing into Habitat for Humanity and, later, The Fuller Center for Housing.

Fuller House - Full Bed

Accommodation
The Fuller House has eight ground floor bedrooms and sleeps up to eleven. There are four bathrooms; one is handicap accessible. Guests share a common kitchen, living and dining areas. The house is named for Millard and Linda Fuller, former members of Koinonia Farm who went on to expand Koinonia Farm Partnership Housing into Habitat for Humanity and, later, The Fuller Center for Housing.

Browne Duplex

Accommodation
Named for Con and Ora Browne, two of Koinonia’s early heroes. They joined the community in 1949 bringing their four children. Their fifth child was born here. This side of the duplex has four bedrooms along with a full kitchen, a living room, and one full bathroom.

Jackson Duplex

Accommodation
The East side of the duplex is named for Alma Jackson, who, as a young man, worked at the farm and lived here for awhile. He still comes to visit us from time to time, and guests love to hear his stories. There are three bedrooms in the duplex. It has a full kitchen, a living room, and one bathroom.

RV Space

Accommodation
Nestled behind one of our pecan processing plants and looking toward pasture land is our RV Park. There are 8 three-point hook-ups. Electrical is 30 amps. A full bathroom and kitchen are available nearby for use.

Primitive Camping

Accommodation
We have camping space available for up to six tents. There is a full kitchen in the nearby Coffee House and a bathroom with a shower close by. You’ll be near one of the gardens and close to our good-smelling bakery.

Customer Reviews

4.73 out of 5.0 average rating

5.0
NCN Southeast Regional Gathering
I was blessed by my time at Koinonia! The accommodations were comfortable, clean and conducive to rest as well as conversation with other attendees. Meals were healthy, abundant and very tasty. It was a joy to participate in the rhythms of life at Koinonia and get to know the brothers and sisters who carry on this long legacy of Christian community, as well as to remember the ones who went before and established this community in rural Georgia.

5.0
My visit to Koinonia Farm
Just a few notes:
Although I was only there for the weekend, it was clearly evident to me, that living in community was God's plan for his children all along.
Woops...I did not intend to give an opinion. Call it an observed fact. ????
On hospitality: meals were wholesome and prepared with much love. Hmm...does that count as opinion or just plain fact?
Doing dishes is rewarding. Brother Lawrence who livid in 17th century Christian community would approve!
And remember to NOT leave thy towel in the bathroom. It is very awkward when it is borrowed by another guest. ????
By God's grace, I will look forward to visiting again.

5.0
Peace place
We have just done there our life seminar in the HOLY SPIRIT and I am very happy with Koinonia Farm meets all that one needs to carry out a retreat of this magnitude, rooms, bathrooms, kitchen, parking, place for children to play, and Where they take the talks, is a place of peace that is it. Most importantly, thank you to all those who are part of Koinonia Farm..

5.0
Perfect as Usual
Brought old friends to experience Koinonia and attend Sunday School with President Carter. It was a wonderful, but too short of a stay.

5.0
A great experience and organic Georgia pecans
I really enjoyed touring Koinonia Farm and learning about its history. It's also great to find a source for organically grown Georgia pecans and other products!

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