Each community member is encouraged to discover and deepen his or her spiritual life and live it according to his or her particular faith and tradition. Those who have no religious affiliation are also welcomed and respected in their freedom of conscience. Communities are either of one faith or inter-religious. Those which are Christian are either of one church on inter-denominational. Each community maintains links with appropriate religious authorities and its members are integrated with local churches and other places of worship.
Communities recognize that they have an ecumenical vocation and a mission to work for unity.
Unity is founded on the covenant of love to which God calls all the community members. This implies welcome and respect for differences. Such unity presupposes that the person with a handicap is at the center of community life. This unity is built up over time and through faithfulness. Home life is at the heart of a L'Arche community.