The Home Missions

MISSION APPROACH

Throughout our history, Glenmary missioners have moved into counties, established the Church, nurtured communities to maturity, returned parishes to the local diocese and then moved on to areas of greater mission need. Since 1939, Glenmary priests and Brothers, along with coworkers, have successfully nurtured and/or established more than 100 mission communities. Today, our missioners continue to staff missions and ministries in Appalachia and the South.

GLENMARY COMMISSIONS

The Glenmary community has developed three specialized commissions to facilitate ministries and provide information within and beyond Glenmary.

The Commission on Evangelization of the Unchurched supports Glenmarians and their lay coworkers in their mission of evangelization. This Commission serves to keep evangelization of the unchurched a high priority in areas served by Glenmary.

The Commission on Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation is a forum though which action on behalf of justice is fostered as a constitutive part of proclaiming the Gospel. In doing this the commission supports work that promotes human dignity, whether it be through local conversion of the transformation or social structures to build a more just society.

The Glenmary Ecumenical Commission helps Glenmary in its ecumenical leadership ministry, enhancing understanding, reducing alienation and fostering reconciliation among Catholics and both Evangelicals and Pentecostals, primarily in the Southeastern United States.

Glenmary Farm

at Joppa Mountain
1943 Joppa Mountain Road
Rutledge, TN 37861
There are two housing facilities on our 10-acre site with enough space to accommodate groups of up to 25 people. Each house has a main living area, toilet, and shower. All living quarters have central heating and cooling.