Family gathered around a bright kitchen table breaking bread together

Rest. Restoration. Relationship—Around the Table of Grace.

Find a welcoming home where peace, presence, and shared life are embodied in genuine Christian hospitality.

Our Model

Christian hospitality rooted in trust, safety, and peace—with optional rhythms that foster presence and belonging.

Vetted hosts

Vetted Christian Hosts

All hosts are carefully reviewed and approved, ensuring a foundation of trust, safety, and genuine care.

Table culture

Table Culture

Optional practices like shared meals and bread-making that support relational presence and connection.

Flexible options

Flexible Options

A range of pricing options—from budget-friendly rooms to full-home stays.

Kingdom Hospitality

Abide Homes also values Kingdom hospitality—the simple rhythms of shared meals, presence, and genuine human connection that nourish the heart as much as the body. While guests are always free to choose their level of participation, many hosts find that sharing a meal, offering space around the table, and practicing relational presence reflects the love of Christ in tangible ways.

Explore our Hospitality Handbook to learn about hosting practices, shared tables, and simple bread-making that cultivate peace, connection, and community.

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Browse welcoming homes where you can experience peace, privacy, and genuine hospitality.

Hospitality & the Table

Rustic bread on a wooden table with warm sunlight

From the earliest days of the Church, faith was lived around tables. Believers gathered in homes to share meals, pray, and break bread together—forming community through presence, generosity, and shared life.

"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer."
— Acts 2:42 (NIV)

At Abide Homes, hospitality is not a program or requirement. It is a way of life—offered freely, practiced gently, and grounded in Scripture. Some choose to express hospitality through shared meals or simple bread-making as a way of creating belonging and slowing the pace of life.

Bread has long represented provision, care, and daily dependence on God. In the hands of Jesus, bread was blessed, broken, and shared—becoming a sign of love multiplied.

"Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, broke them, and gave them."
— Matthew 14:19 (paraphrase)

Hospitality, at its heart, is about presence. Around tables, trust forms. Through shared life, hearts open. Growth unfolds naturally.

Some Abide Home hosts choose to offer shared meals or bread-making as an optional hospitality practice that fosters safety, belonging, and rest.

Hospitality Resource

The HeartFire Hospitality Handbook offers a simple, Scripture-grounded guide to bread-making, shared tables, and the ministry of presence.

Living Hospitality Together

Some guests and hosts connect further through HeartFire Healing Circles—relational gatherings where Scripture, prayer, and shared presence deepen belonging. Others are inspired by Fresh Start hospitality pathways that express dignity, opportunity, and shared life.

Questions?

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Do hosts offer discounts?

Some hosts may offer discounts at their discretion. You can inquire directly with the host when requesting a stay.