Editing Methernitha (section)

===The community===
Originally based on the principles of the Methernitha Christian Alliance, the Methernitha Cooperative is now more philosophically inclusive and in 1960 was registered with the Swiss Commercial Register as a legal entity. The organisation was laid down in Articles of Association and adheres to the Rules of the [[Swiss Federation]].
 
The Cooperative is a residential joint venture work group operated on a democratic basis. Administration staff are chosen from the members in a  general meeting. It has its own television studios that transmit self-produced programs.  The commune also has its own school and nursing home, and a "club house", which is the center for worship and their historical archives.

Members are still Swiss citizens, and the Cooperative pays all relevant taxes and social security to the government.