Getting Here
Directions
Fly into Atlanta and take Groome Shuttle to Columbus, GA. If you are able to rent a car, you can drive the rest of the way to Koinonia. If you would like a ride from Columbus to the farm ($35 one way), arrange it when you make your reservation. You can also take a connecting flight to Albany, GA, and then rent a car or arrange for pick up there when you make your reservation. There is also Greyhound Bus transportation to Albany, GA, and you can arrange for us to pick you up when you make your reservation.
Accommodation
There are 52 beds available on the farm for visitors. We have a variety of housing available for individuals, families, small groups, and large groups. We also have available space for tent and RV camping. Most guest rooms include shared bathrooms and two twin beds per room. All pillows, sheets, towels, and washcloths are provided. The room also have access to some kitchen space with a fridge, coffee pot, sink. The Fuller House has a full kitchen, dining and living area great for large groups. The smaller houses, like the Atkinson House, are great for small groups or families.
Look at the visit site to see exact room configurations and all available housing options.
Morgan House
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
For the past 75 years, Koinonia Farm in SW Georgia has been a radical experiment in Christian living, depending on your definition of "radical". It would be easy to miss the entrance to Koinonia Farm. Nine miles south of Plains, Georgia, on a quiet stretch of Georgia State Route 49, past rusted tractors, houses fluctuating between stateliness and disrepair, and innumerable Baptist churches, the sudden pull-off to Koinonia is marked only by a plain wooden sign, embellished with the name of the farm, a cross, and an arrow pointing across the street to a dirt drive. Turning into the drive, you might see an older white man in dusty overalls, hauling a wheelbarrow; or an African-American woman wearing an elastic hairnet, carrying a tray of baked goods; or others of all ages and ethnicities. You would see a scattering of small but attractive houses and workshops, farm equipment, and hundreds of acres of serene pasture. It is difficult to imagine that, nearly 60 years ago, this tiny and tranquil place drew the rage of the entire county, and faced not only economic boycotts, but persecution, isolation, and terrorism.
The farm was founded in 1942, established principally by a white Baptist minister named Clarence Jordan. Born July 29, 1912, in Talbotton, Georgia, Jordan attended University of Georgia's College of Agriculture with the mission of improving farming techniques for underprivileged farmers and sharecroppers. After earning his agriculture degree, Jordan enrolled in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, receiving his Ph.D. in Greek New Testament in 1939. A conversant and commanding speaker, Jordan was invited to minister, teach, and lead missions in cities and towns across the South, where he preached pacifism and racial equality, often over the objections of his white colleagues.
Over the years many things have changed on the farm, but it now is a refuge for many people who want to take time out of busy lives to rest, relax, work alongside the staff and members at the farm, participate in chapel and devotional prayer times, or just read and take quiet walks in the woods and on surrounding trails. It is the birthplace for Habitat for Humanity, which moved into nearby Americus, Georgia, just about 15 minutes East of the farm. In Americus you can visit the Global Village and the original Habitat for Humanity and Fuller Center offices, both established by Millard and Linda Fuller, who originally established Partnership Housing at Koinonia Farm in the late 1960's and early 1970's. There are many historic places to visit near the farm, including a trip to Plains to hear former President Jimmy Carter teach Sunday School at Maranatha Baptist Church.
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