One Family’s Journey Into Building an Intentional Community

By: Becca Brackett

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 808

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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Nancie Hamlett moved to Minnesota in 1987 with a three-year-old and an infant. Eventually, they moved into a fourplex with her sister’s family and her parents. As her children grew, she bought a house and moved out — but the longing for an intentional community returned. Having grown up in an environment that made room for people who needed housing and family, experienced dorm life, and moved through the loneliness of single parenting, she …

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