Complex sentence: Members of the Community take life vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience-although for many years after its foundation, they only took annual vows as Charles Gore disapproved of life vows.
Split into simpler sentences: Members of the Community take life vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. For many years after its foundation, they only took annual vows since Charles Gore disapproved of life vows.