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What is Sacred Spaces?

We support ordinary people to cultivate sacred spaces in everyday places.

Sacred Spaces are environments where life-giving communities can emerge and flourish - around a table, in a neighbourhood or outdoors.

Start Your Journey
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In the Western world, disconnection, dislocation, loneliness, and isolation are on the rise—driven by systems and stories that have lost a shared vision for the common good.

The breakdown of community and ability to communicate with those different to us has seriously damaging consequences at every level of society.

So we are seeking to move from disconnection and isolation to reconnection and community in everyday places.

We believe the sacred life is discovered through people, purpose, and presence—and that it often appears in the most ordinary and unexpected places.

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The Problem

The Solution

Beautiful

These sacred spaces are beautiful, thoughtfully and intentionally created environments that foster a sense of belonging, shared purpose, and meaningful connection. They are vibrant expressions of community life.

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Active

More than experts, platforms, or brands, what we need are committed, active participants—people who are willing to cultivate and strengthen the fragile, often isolated bonds of life in the Western world.

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Grounded

We believe ordinary people grounded in local places hold the keys to cultivating thriving, healthy communities . Our vision of the sacred is a deeply human, grounded and local expression of shared life.

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Reclaiming Community in a Fragmented World

What Sacred Space Could You Cultivate?

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Table

Creating warm, welcoming spaces where under-30s in your city can gather over shared meals and meaningful conversations.

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Neighbourhood

Bringing light and hope to your community by opening your doors, your hands, and your heart—through genuine hospitality, shared moments, and meaningful action that meets real needs.

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Wild

Journeying into nature together—slowing down, awakening our senses, and discovering wonder in the wild.

Indoor soccer field with children playing a soccer game, with a coach supervising.
Crowd gathered in a pub or restaurant decorated for Christmas, with holiday lights and wreaths, watching a woman speak or perform at a microphone.
Group of people inside an art gallery examining and discussing paintings displayed on the walls and on easels. The gallery has a large window with curtains, and the walls are decorated with framed landscape artwork.
People gathered around a campfire at night, with sparks flying upward and some individuals holding sparklers.
Two people standing on a rocky hilltop, overlooking a green landscape on a clear, sunny day.
Two sailboats with sails numbered 7962 and 7426, sailing on calm blue water under a cloudy sky.
People sitting at tables in a cozy cafe or restaurant, engaging in conversations, with warm lighting and colorful decor.
People gathered around tables engaging in arts and crafts activities in a well-lit room with a large screen at the front displaying a presentation.
Person playing a keyboard at a cafe, with customers standing nearby, some holding cups.
A group of people hiking up a grassy hill on a sunny day, with a large tree and a partly cloudy sky in the background.
Two hikers crossing a small river with rocks, one helping the other.
People gathered outdoors on a wooden deck, with some sitting and others standing, enjoying music played by a person with a guitar. A girl is singing into a microphone, and the scene is set in a rural area with trees and open fields in the background.
A group of people gathered around a dining table, smiling and enjoying a meal, with a man in the foreground taking a selfie.
People gathered in a living room, some sitting on chairs and others on the floor, engaged in a social gathering or discussion, near a large window.
Group of people sitting on rocks on a grassy hillside in a scenic countryside with rolling green hills, a dirt road, and a blue sky with scattered clouds.
Group of people sitting and standing on a grassy hilltop under a blue sky with white clouds, some waving and looking toward the camera.
Group of people sitting and standing on a grassy hill under a clear blue sky, some waving and others looking at their phones.
Family gathered around a dining table for a meal in a bright room with large windows, some people are preparing food, others are sitting and eating.
Four people sitting in a living room engaged in conversation. Two men on the left, one woman on the right, and another man in the middle. The room has large windows, a small table with snacks, and a casual, cozy setting.
Group of seven friends gathered around a dining table for a meal, smiling at the camera in a home setting.
A group of people gathered around a wooden dining table in a bright living room, engaging in a social activity with coffee and cups on the table.
A diverse group of fifteen people, including children and adults, gathered in a living room for a group photo, some sitting and some standing, smiling happily.
A group of people seated at a long table in a restaurant, enjoying a meal together.
A group of ten people sitting around a wooden table inside a white tent. They are smiling, with some holding drinks and food on the table. The setting appears to be a casual outdoor gathering.
Group of eight people sitting and standing around a dining table with various dishes in a restaurant.
People walking through a grassy field with trees in the background on a cloudy day.
People gathering outdoors in a forested area under a large tarp, some sitting on the ground or logs, others standing, with mountains and trees in the background.
A small outdoor wooden arch decorated with green vines and flowers, surrounded by fallen autumn leaves in a misty forest setting.

How Can We Help?

The Sacred Spaces community offers a team of fellow practitioners—mission accompaniers, coaches, spiritual directors, and mentors—who come alongside and support networks of like-minded people as they imagine new sacred expressions of communal life in ordinary, everyday places.

Join our regular online gatherings for newcomers to explore what a sacred space could look like in their own local context.

Meet The Team

Stories from Sacred Spaces

  • Smiling family of three, with a woman holding a young girl, standing next to a man, at an indoor party or event with colorful lights.

    “I co-lead Table with Alan which helps under 30s in large cities meet new people, make friends and belong to a community through social events and meals in homes. We’ve met with hundreds of people who are new to a job, city or country. ”

    Paul Eaton

  • A smiling elderly woman with long white hair, wearing earrings and a blue top.

    “Gaynor helped me develop a creative resource for a prayer walk as part of the Great Big Green Week where people come together to be part of a wave of actions for friends and family, climate and nature. The time of prayer involved noticing and being attuned to the needs of the community.”

    Mary Sayers

  • A smiling woman and man wearing sunglasses take a selfie by a marina with boats and water in the background.

    “Being part of a group with Simon and Gaynor seeking to build lifegiving community has helped deepen my understanding of complex and beautiful nature of God's redemptive work. He is interested in every single facet of life. He is in every moment of connection we make, be that with others, with nature or with ourselves. His love permeates all of life and He brings a tenacious invitation to attune to this.”

    Jess Fisher

  • A man with curly dark hair, glasses, and facial hair looks to the side, wearing a dark green sweater with a white shirt underneath, with a blurred plant in the background.

    “It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business.”

    Keith Finley

“Our understanding of the Sacred is shaped by a story which centres around Jesus Christ, who reveals God as a community of perfect love and shows us how to reconnect with God, ourselves and the world around us.”

Alan Taylor, Co-Founder

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