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Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is as strong as death, passion fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a raging flame. Many waters cannon quench love, neither can floods drown it. If one offered for love, all the wealth of a house, It would be utterly scorned.
Song of Songs 8:7-8

Residential Community

The Waysmeet Campus Center located at 15 Mill Road in downtown Durham has six private rooms. Each academic year, students live at Waysmeet as an "Intentional Community." That is, they agree to live together committed to the following principles:

1. To treat each other with respect, dignity, compassion and kindness.
2. To agree to share equally in the household community, from chores to purchase of common materials.
3. To deal with any conflict situations in compassionate and productive ways designed to provide mutually affirming and supporting resolutions to challenges that arise.
4. To participate in regular house meetings (the frequency determined by the particular group and Chaplain).
5. To support and participate in the ministry of hospitality of the United Campus Ministry, by welcoming and greeting all UCM visitors in friendly, polite and respectful ways.
6. To participate in some aspect of the United Campus Ministry in some way comfortable for the individual. That could be through participation in our programs, through service or volunteer work, assisting with care of the facility, and the like.

Each resident has a comfortable private room, and each grouping of three rooms share a bathroom and common hallway. House residents also have their own private kitchen, living rooms and sitting rooms, and complete use of the grounds and common areas of the Waysmeet Center, including Hubbe Hall, for visiting, relaxation, study, recreation, meditation, reading, music, prayer, and so on.

The cost of living at Waysmeet during the academic year is currently $1,400 per semester, which includes cable, utilities, heat and electricity. Phone and the DSL internet connection are seperate charges. During the summer, the cost is $250 per month. (Rent amounts are subject to change.) Persons interested in living at Waysmeet are asked to fill out an application form and to interview with the Chaplain and Administrative Director. Room decisions are made in March for the upcoming year. If you have questions, call or e-mail us.

The welcome pack [PDF, 6.7MB] for the residential community at Waysmeet is available for reading. To apply for housing fill out our online application.