BOERNE, TEXAS — National Cooperative Bank (NCB) has provided a $4.8 million construction loan to the Congregation of Benedictine Sisters of Boerne, located 30 miles northwest of San Antonio. The financing will be used for the construction of a new monastery and administrative offices. In February 2012, the congregation informally subdivided its 42-acre property and listed 14 acres for sale. The new monastery facilities will be built closer to the existing Boerne ministries and will provide prayer, meeting and work spaces, as well as community and private living spaces. The Benedictine Sisters are monastic women committed to community and a life of work and prayer. The Congregation of Benedictine Sisters is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation.
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