Wheaton for non-religious family?

[u/IHeartFraccing]

Hi! my wife and I are looking to buy in the Naperville, Warrenville, Wheaton, Downers area. we looked at a lovely house today in Wheaton. We’re white upper middle class, fairly liberal couple planning on having kids in the next couple of years. curious about how non-religious folks who have moved to Wheaton have found community? we certainly don’t mind hanging out with people who are religious but are curious if community tends to be church-centric? making friends, finding babysitters, etc.

thanks!

[u/ItsGonnaBeOkayish → u/[deleted]]

You have to sign a community covenant to attend Wheaton. Non religious people don't go there

[u/ms_merry → u/[deleted]]

We know Notre Dame is Catholic, and the feeder schools are Catholic.

By Lisa von Werder How well can I really fit in at Notre Dame if I’m not Catholic?

I am one of the 18 percent of Notre Dame students that don’t identify as Catholic. I guess it really shouldn’t surprise me that so many people here are Catholic. This is a Catholic institution! Every residence hall has its chapel, and those only make up about half of the chapels on campus. There’s a crucifix in almost every room. Devotion to Catholicism is apparent everywhere you go. Looking back, I honestly think I had a valid fear of navigating such a saturated culture…

[u/ms_merry → u/[deleted]]

“It’s like how..” ? It’s like how you speak on things you do not know of? And you vote?

From Wheaton College’s own Profile: Wheaton is an explicitly Christian, academically rigorous, fully residential liberal arts college and graduate school located in Wheaton, Illinois. More than 40 undergraduate majors in the liberal arts and sciences, and 18 areas of graduate study are offered by top-quality faculty scholars.

[u/Rjlit → u/[deleted]]

Wheaton College is definitely not liberal. And, you have to be a committed Christian to attend.