Living Word Center
One of the consequences of the separation in 1975 was a sense of being pilgrims. Traditionally, most congregations have what is known as "motherhouses." There was no way the new Community could establish that kind of headquarters for administration purposes. In the first year of foundation, the Leadership Team and the administrative staff of the SLW moved into a partially used convent at St. Juliana Parish, Chicago. By 1981, a search for a more permanent site began. An intensive investigation led to the 1985 purchase of Ridge School, a closed public school in Arlington Heights, IL. A massive reconstruction project was completed in 1990 and the Leadership Team and administrative staff moved into the Living Word Center in February, 1990.
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