ABOUT US
“I WAS A STRANGER AND YOU WELCOMED ME IN.”
J E S U S
Who We Are
A Candle in the Window Hospitality Network was founded by the Bowen family in 2011. Since then, our community has grown to thousands of members across 140 countries and 6 continents. We’ve seen lifelong friendships formed, hospitality shown in both comfortable and difficult circumstances, and even a wedding or two! Learn more about our founders here.
What We Do
We connect Christians worldwide, providing a means for members to communicate with one another to set up dinners or stays. Members can host or book a free overnight stay of 1-2 nights or host or book a dinner with another family in our network. Find out more about how it works here.
WHY THE NAME “A CANDLE IN THE WINDOW”?
Every true home is an influence of blessing in the community where it stands. Its lights shine out. Its songs ring out. Its spirit breathes out. The neighbors know whether it is hospitable or inhospitable, warm or cold, inviting or repelling. Some homes bless no lives outside their own circle, others are perpetually pouring out sweetness and fragrance.
The ideal Christian home is a far-reaching benediction.
It sets its lamps in windows,
and while they give no less light and cheer to those within, they pour a little beam upon the gloom without, which may brighten some dark path and put a little cheer into the heart of some belated passerby. Its doors stand open to everyone who comes seeking shelter from the storm, or sympathy in sorrow, or help in trial.
REV. J.R. MILLER, FAMILY, 1882
Our candles in the windows,
burn softly, not too bright,
Illuminating comfort,
throughout each day and night. We share the light with others that passersby may see,
A welcome sign,
“No Strangers Here,”
of Christian hospitality.
QUAKER ANNE