Welcome To Rope Church

Not at all. We're a learning and sharing community! 

Nope. You are welcome to bring your own of course! But we have plenty of good natural-fiber rope, safety scissors galore, as well as a suspension pagoda. 

Ha ha, no. We named our community Rope Church because, for many of us, practicing bondage together feels pretty similar to a spiritual practice ... a way of connecting vulnerably with ourselves and others through giving and receiving, attentiveness and presence, being silly and being sensual. 

Plus, we were able to get a pretty sweet domain name for this site! 

We currently meet on the third Wednesday of every month, with occasional one-off events interspersed. As attendance grows we may move to a more frequent schedule. For what it's worth, the schedule may change in the future; when you fill out the form below, please do make sure to let us know what days typically do / don't work for you!

Gatherings take place in a standalone structure on private property. There's space for ~20 people in an open, single room. So far we've not had to require an RSVP, as attendance has typically run between 8-14 people. 

As to the specifically location ... we do not publicly disclose that (and will expect you to hold the location in confidence after being accepted into the group). It's within a five-minute drive of downtown Missoula, and on a bus line, if that helps! 

No. Filling out the form on this page is just the first step of vetting; one of the organizers still needs to meet the person prior to them attending a gathering. You'll see it's a pretty easy process. This is an expectation we've set with all people who attend Rope Church—including the organizers and host!

Hey, you're asking smart questions!

While we don't position ourselves as educators or "presenters" per se, we nevertheless strive to uphold the relevant standards of the Kink Education Code of Conduct (KECC) and the Kink Educator Minimum Standards (KEMS). Those links contain a lot to absorb, some of which doesn't fully apply here ... so here are the most relevant adaptations we strive to uphold:

We actively promote a healthy consent culture at our events by ...

• Integrating consent as part of how we vet members, host events and manage communications and personal information.
• Expecting attendees to practice a high standard of consent—and hold our organizers and any guest educators to practice an even higher standard.

We strive to nurture an environment of safety and inclusion by ...

• Not sharing personal information about Rope Church participants with anyone—including other vetted Rope Church members. If you want to get to know someone you meet at Rope Church, you'll have to ask for their information directly.
• Not discriminating against anyone because of that person's race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, sexuality, and pregnancy status), national origin, age (except ... you must above the age of 18), disability or genetic information.
• Being mindful of diversity and inclusion when designing, promoting, hosting and participating in gatherings.
• Publishing a code of conduct for Rope Church. (You'll get it during the vetting process; we do not publish it here because of some sensitive information.)
• Not tolerating bigotry or harassment at our events.
• Not welcoming anyone whose personal beliefs are incompatible with treating everyone fairly.