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The Iona Community

The Isle of Iona is a small island off the west coast of Scotland, where in 563 Columba founded a Celtic monastery that was very influential in its own times. In the middle ages it was the site of a Benedictine abbey and over the centuries has attracted many

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thousands of people on their own pilgrim journeys.

The Iona Community, founded in 1938 by the Rev George MacLeod, then a parish minister in Glasgow is an ecumenical Christian community that is committed to seeking new ways of living the Gospel in today's world. learn more

The Rev. Peter MacDonald, currently minister of St. George's West Church in Edinburgh, will be the new Leader of the Iona Community, taking over from Rev Kathy Galloway when she finishes her 7 year term at the end July 2009.

New Board Members and IONA-NWF Officers Elected

Click here for a letter from Mason Wilson, Retiring President

Letter from John Dillon, New President of

Iona Community New World Foundation

Kathy Galloway, Current Leader of The Iona Community, responds

to retirement of former New World Foundation board members and officers.

Because of illness, John Bell has had to cancel his participation in all July 2009, North American events. After a spell in the hospital, he needs a period of recuperation, but there should be no long-term impediment to his health, and he hopes to be back at work by the end of July. His North American Events scheduled for September and later will go on as scheduled. For more information about the events that he will be unable to participate in, click here

The Iona Community New World Foundation

The Iona Community New World Foundation was established in February, 1978 to serve as a channel of information about the Iona Community in the United States and to answer the expressed desire of many Americans to assist materially in supporting the Iona Community's work and programs.

St. Martin's Cross - Iona You may support the Iona Community and its work in the following way. United States citizens, residents, and corporations may obtain income tax deductions for their contributions, within the terms of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, by sending checks to the order of the Iona Community New World Foundation, Inc. in the care of Scott Blythe, Treasurer, Iona Community New World Foundation, Perry Hall Presbyterian Church, 8846 Belair Rd., Baltimore MD 21236.

American visitors at the Abbey may leave checks in the office to be forwarded on to the Treasurer. This foundation has been held by the IRS to be a tax exempt charity, and all funds collected are for the work of the Iona Community. A receipt as required by the IRS will be sent to each donor.

One way that the Foundation will aid the community is by contributing to its subsidy fund so that unemployed persons and those on low incomes or pensions will be able to stay in the Abbey or the MacLeod Center for conferences and meetings of all kinds. Legacies and bequests are welcome as well as in memoriam donations. If you would like to place the Foundation in your will, you may write to the Treasurer for further information.

You may enroll as an Associate of the Iona Community by downloading and filling out the form available on this site. click here Associates commit themselves to daily prayer for the Members of the Community. You may also enroll as Friend of the Community which means you make an annul gift and using the form available on this site. click here.