diff --git a/backend/src/users/community.controller.ts b/backend/src/users/community.controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6db92eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/users/community.controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import {
+  Controller,
+  Get,
+  Param,
+  Query,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
+import { ApiTags, ApiBearerAuth, ApiOperation, ApiQuery } from '@nestjs/swagger';
+import { UsersService } from './providers/users.service';
+
+@ApiTags('community')
+@ApiBearerAuth()
+@Controller('community')
+export class CommunityController {
+  constructor(private readonly usersService: UsersService) {}
+
+  @Get('members')
+  @ApiOperation({ summary: 'List all active community members (paginated)' })
+  @ApiQuery({ name: 'page', required: false, type: Number, example: 1 })
+  @ApiQuery({ name: 'limit', required: false, type: Number, example: 20 })
+  @ApiQuery({ name: 'search', required: false, type: String })
+  async getMembers(
+    @Query('page') page?: number,
+    @Query('limit') limit?: number,
+    @Query('search') search?: string,
+  ) {
+    const result = await this.usersService.getCommunityMembers({
+      page,
+      limit,
+      search,
+    });
+    return { message: 'Community members retrieved successfully', ...result };
+  }
+
+  @Get('members/:username')
+  @ApiOperation({ summary: 'Get a member public profile by username' })
+  async getPublicProfile(@Param('username') username: string) {
+    const profile = await this.usersService.getPublicProfile(username);
+    return { message: 'Profile retrieved successfully', data: profile };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/users/providers/get-community-members.provider.ts b/backend/src/users/providers/get-community-members.provider.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f669e5a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/users/providers/get-community-members.provider.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
+import { User } from '../entities/user.entity';
+import { ErrorCatch } from '../../utils/error';
+import { MembershipStatus } from '../enums/membership-status.enum';
+
+export interface PaginatedCommunityMembers {
+  data: {
+    id: string;
+    username: string;
+    firstname: string;
+    lastname: string;
+    profilePicture: string;
+    memberSince: Date;
+  }[];
+  total: number;
+  page: number;
+  limit: number;
+  totalPages: number;
+}
+
+@Injectable()
+export class GetCommunityMembersProvider {
+  constructor(
+    @InjectRepository(User)
+    private readonly usersRepository: Repository<User>,
+  ) {}
+
+  async getMembers(query: {
+    page?: number;
+    limit?: number;
+    search?: string;
+  }): Promise<PaginatedCommunityMembers> {
+    try {
+      const { page = 1, limit = 20, search } = query;
+
+      const qb = this.usersRepository
+        .createQueryBuilder('user')
+        .select([
+          'user.id',
+          'user.username',
+          'user.firstname',
+          'user.lastname',
+          'user.profilePicture',
+          'user.memberSince',
+        ])
+        .where('user.isDeleted = :isDeleted', { isDeleted: false })
+        .andWhere('user.isActive = :isActive', { isActive: true })
+        .andWhere('user.isVerified = :isVerified', { isVerified: true })
+        .andWhere('user.membershipStatus = :membershipStatus', {
+          membershipStatus: MembershipStatus.ACTIVE,
+        });
+
+      if (search) {
+        qb.andWhere(
+          '(LOWER(user.username) LIKE :search OR LOWER(user.firstname) LIKE :search OR LOWER(user.lastname) LIKE :search)',
+          { search: `%${search.toLowerCase()}%` },
+        );
+      }
+
+      const total = await qb.getCount();
+      const data = await qb
+        .skip((page - 1) * limit)
+        .take(limit)
+        .orderBy('user.memberSince', 'DESC')
+        .getMany();
+
+      return { data, total, page, limit, totalPages: Math.ceil(total / limit) };
+    } catch (error) {
+      ErrorCatch(error, 'Error fetching community members');
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/users/providers/get-public-profile.provider.ts b/backend/src/users/providers/get-public-profile.provider.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..159ebf89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/users/providers/get-public-profile.provider.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import {
+  Injectable,
+  NotFoundException,
+  ForbiddenException,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
+import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
+import { User } from '../entities/user.entity';
+import { ErrorCatch } from '../../utils/error';
+import { MembershipStatus } from '../enums/membership-status.enum';
+import { computeProfileCompleteness } from '../utils/profile-completeness.util';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class GetPublicProfileProvider {
+  constructor(
+    @InjectRepository(User)
+    private readonly usersRepository: Repository<User>,
+  ) {}
+
+  async getPublicProfile(
+    username: string,
+  ): Promise<{
+    username: string;
+    firstname: string;
+    lastname: string;
+    profilePicture: string;
+    memberSince: Date;
+    profileCompleteness: number;
+  }> {
+    try {
+      const user = await this.usersRepository.findOne({
+        where: { username },
+      });
+
+      if (!user) {
+        throw new NotFoundException('User not found');
+      }
+
+      if (
+        user.isSuspended ||
+        !user.isActive ||
+        user.membershipStatus === MembershipStatus.SUSPENDED
+      ) {
+        throw new ForbiddenException('User is suspended or inactive');
+      }
+
+      const completeness = computeProfileCompleteness(user);
+      if (user.profileCompleteness !== completeness) {
+        await this.usersRepository.update(user.id, {
+          profileCompleteness: completeness,
+        });
+        user.profileCompleteness = completeness;
+      }
+
+      return {
+        username: user.username,
+        firstname: user.firstname,
+        lastname: user.lastname,
+        profilePicture: user.profilePicture,
+        memberSince: user.memberSince,
+        profileCompleteness: user.profileCompleteness,
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      ErrorCatch(error, 'Error fetching public profile');
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/users/providers/users.service.ts b/backend/src/users/providers/users.service.ts
index 5a5c617b..07df6c7c 100644
--- a/backend/src/users/providers/users.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/users/providers/users.service.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import { FindAdminByIdProvider } from './findAdminById.provider';
 import { GetMembersProvider } from './get-members.provider';
 import { UpdateMemberStatusProvider } from './update-member-status.provider';
 import { GetMemberStatsProvider } from './get-member-stats.provider';
+import { GetCommunityMembersProvider } from './get-community-members.provider';
+import { GetPublicProfileProvider } from './get-public-profile.provider';
 import { MemberQueryDto } from '../dto/member-query.dto';
 import { MembershipStatus } from '../enums/membership-status.enum';
 import { computeProfileCompleteness } from '../utils/profile-completeness.util';
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ export class UsersService {
     private readonly getMembersProvider: GetMembersProvider,
     private readonly updateMemberStatusProvider: UpdateMemberStatusProvider,
     private readonly getMemberStatsProvider: GetMemberStatsProvider,
+    private readonly getCommunityMembersProvider: GetCommunityMembersProvider,
+    private readonly getPublicProfileProvider: GetPublicProfileProvider,
   ) {}
 
   // CREATE USER
@@ -200,4 +204,16 @@ export class UsersService {
     }
     return user;
   }
+
+  async getCommunityMembers(query: {
+    page?: number;
+    limit?: number;
+    search?: string;
+  }) {
+    return this.getCommunityMembersProvider.getMembers(query);
+  }
+
+  async getPublicProfile(username: string) {
+    return this.getPublicProfileProvider.getPublicProfile(username);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/users/users.module.ts b/backend/src/users/users.module.ts
index 851e10e5..95f6d2b4 100644
--- a/backend/src/users/users.module.ts
+++ b/backend/src/users/users.module.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ import { FindAdminByIdProvider } from './providers/findAdminById.provider';
 import { GetMembersProvider } from './providers/get-members.provider';
 import { UpdateMemberStatusProvider } from './providers/update-member-status.provider';
 import { GetMemberStatsProvider } from './providers/get-member-stats.provider';
+import { GetCommunityMembersProvider } from './providers/get-community-members.provider';
+import { GetPublicProfileProvider } from './providers/get-public-profile.provider';
 import { MembersController } from './members.controller';
+import { CommunityController } from './community.controller';
 
 @Module({
   imports: [
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ import { MembersController } from './members.controller';
     forwardRef(() => AuthModule),
     CloudinaryModule,
   ],
-  controllers: [UsersController, MembersController],
+  controllers: [UsersController, MembersController, CommunityController],
   providers: [
     UsersService,
     CreateUserProvider,
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ import { MembersController } from './members.controller';
     GetMembersProvider,
     UpdateMemberStatusProvider,
     GetMemberStatsProvider,
+    GetCommunityMembersProvider,
+    GetPublicProfileProvider,
   ],
   exports: [UsersService],
 })