Welcome to richmond hill
An Urban Monastery Praying for the Spirit of the City
WHAT IS RICHMOND HILL?
We are an urban monastery praying for the spirit of Richmond, Virginia, as a residential community, spiritual retreat center, and ecumenical Christian fellowship.
OUR FOUR PILLARS
PRAYER
HOSPITALITY
RACIAL HEALING
SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
RECENT SERMONS AND SERVICES
Join us on Tuesday evenings at 5:30 in our chapel or online
SPOTIFY
A weekly offering from the Richmond Hill community featuring sermons from our Tuesday night worship service and conversations on prayer, hospitality, racial healing, and spiritual development. Whether you’re a longtime friend of Richmond Hill or discovering our hilltop monastery for the first time, this podcast offers a space to pause, to listen deeply, and to attune your life to the One who is always making all things new – trusting that God has called us together, in community, for such a time as this.
A message from Rev. Dr. Anita Laffoon about reframing our perception of the woman at the well, delivered in the Richmond Hill chapel on March 17, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please fill out the Individual Retreat Interest Form. Rev. Sam Thomas Arisapogu, Individual Ministries Coordinator, will be in touch to assist you in scheduling a personal retreat.
Please fill out the Group Retreat Interest Form. Rev. Sheryl Johnson, Associate Pastoral Director, will be in touch to assist you in scheduling a group retreat or event.
The garden is open to the public through all of the seasons. Experience connection with God, nature, and yourself while exploring our contemplative, wild gardens and walking our Chartres-style Labyrinth.
Visit us Tuesday – Friday, 9am – 5pm. If you have questions about visiting the garden feel free to give us a call at 804-783-7903.
7 days a week, 365 days a year, you may join us in the chapel for our Daily Prayer services at 7am, noon, and 5:30pm. The service lasts about 15 minutes.
On Tuesdays, instead of Evening Prayer, we hold Community Worship at 5:30pm followed by a community dinner at 6:30pm. This worship service is also live-streamed on our YouTube page. On Thursday mornings, we serve communion and lead a Lectio Divina scripture reading.
For all services, you may enter through the chapel doors facing E. Grace St.
We also have a weekly prayer cycle called Metro Richmond at Prayer, intended for churches to use in weekly worship.
We host tours of the Richmond Hill “Transcending Walls” mural and Dwelling of Enslaved Africans. Together, the Wall and Dwelling tell a powerful story — one of reckoning with the history of the land we live on as we imagine a future of justice and peace.
Tours can be scheduled Tuesday – Sunday. Contact Dr. Lauranett Lee, Social Justice Coordinator, at 804-783-7903 or by email for more information or to schedule a tour.
We invite those who are interested in exploring a call to intentional community to learn more about our residential community and then reach out to our pastoral director to begin a discernment process.
Check out our volunteering callendar to see specific upcoming volunteer opportunities! Or, if you’re interested in volunteering more generally, fill out this form to let us know of your interest and we’ll get the right person in touch with you. Be sure to let us know how often you are looking to volunteer. Whether it is once a week or once in a blue moon, we are grateful for the gifts of your time and knowledge.
“Spiritual direction is an interpersonal relationship between director and directee, in which we learn how to grow, live, and love in the spiritual life.” – R. Foster.
Whether you are in need of a spiritual director or would simply like more information, please contact Lydia Mercado via email.
Daily Prayer Cycle
Today is March 20, 2026.Get in Touch!
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2209 E Grace St Richmond VA 23223