“May God give you peace”

With this traditional Franciscan greeting we welcome you as you explore a little bit about who we are as sisters and brothers in the Order of Ecumenical Franciscans.  As you check us out here on our website, you will discover two essential characteristics of our order.  First you will discover that we are indeed Franciscans who strive to follow the poor Christ in the footsteps of Saints Francis and Clare.  And second, you will discover that we are ecumenical.  By being ecumenical we are committed to practicing the Franciscan charism as sisters and brothers from a vast variety of Christian communities.  The membership of our order is represented by numerous Protestant denominations, independent Christian churches, and Catholic communions.