A home is more than a place to live. It’s where you are known and loved.loved.
All around us, people have yet to experience this type of home. Not just a shelter, but safety.
── This is where our story begins
Uncommon Neighbor began with a single act of hospitality—one home, opening its doors to three women in need of safe, stable housing.
The Nest—this simple beginning based outside of Atlanta, GA—quickly transformed into a growing movement of Christian hospitality. Not just one home, but an entire network of homes which became known as The Canopy.
Our purpose is to equip and support everyday people who want to open their homes to their neighbors in need. We offer practical tools, relational care, and ongoing guidance to help them host well.
── Our mission
Guided by the compassion and justice of Deuteronomy 24, we exist to provide safe housing, intentional mentoring, and genuine friendship for those pushed to the margins of society. Remembering our own story of redemption, we cultivate spaces of belonging and restoration. We seek to embody the love, hospitality, and hope of Jesus in practical, transformative ways.
── Our vision
We envision a growing movement of individuals living missionally—creating safe, welcoming homes and communities where the vulnerable are seen, supported, and empowered. As people across neighborhoods and cities open their lives in response to God’s call, we see restoration replacing isolation, and justice and mercy becoming everyday acts of love.
── Get to know our founder
Karen Reynolds is a neighbor, mentor, and bridge-builder with a deep passion for intercultural connection and community transformation.
Her work has taken her from refugee resettlement in Georgia to service trips in Kenya, Macedonia, Palestine, and beyond. She holds a Master’s in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Seminary and served on nonprofit boards that support displaced families and global ministry efforts.
Rooted in her own experience as a leader, volunteer, and spiritual mentor, she believes that true community is built not through programs, but through presence. Uncommon Neighbor was born from that belief—a desire to create space for people to move beyond casual connection into purposeful, life-giving relationships.
She believes that living missionally is not reserved for a few but is a daily invitation for all to reflect God’s love by intentionally showing up for others, wherever we are planted.
Our partners
Love your neighbor.
Live on purpose.
With Uncommon Neighbor, you can make a difference no matter where you live.