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For those near Nashville, TN, we invite you to join Roots Ministry at their Open House this Saturday, 10/25!
You can come and go at any time between 3 and 7pm CT, learning about their sustainable farming and hunger alleviation work.
Learn more here:
www.rootsministries.org/blog-posts/q...
You can come and go at any time between 3 and 7pm CT, learning about their sustainable farming and hunger alleviation work.
Learn more here:
www.rootsministries.org/blog-posts/q...
October 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
For those near Nashville, TN, we invite you to join Roots Ministry at their Open House this Saturday, 10/25!
You can come and go at any time between 3 and 7pm CT, learning about their sustainable farming and hunger alleviation work.
Learn more here:
www.rootsministries.org/blog-posts/q...
You can come and go at any time between 3 and 7pm CT, learning about their sustainable farming and hunger alleviation work.
Learn more here:
www.rootsministries.org/blog-posts/q...
Ben Lowe, Executive Director of A Rocha USA, shares his journey from tropical rainforests to environmental ministry, exploring how faith and creation care are deeply intertwined.
🎧 Listen to the full episode through the link in our bio/this link: www.buzzsprout.com/2183364/epis...
🎧 Listen to the full episode through the link in our bio/this link: www.buzzsprout.com/2183364/epis...
October 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Ben Lowe, Executive Director of A Rocha USA, shares his journey from tropical rainforests to environmental ministry, exploring how faith and creation care are deeply intertwined.
🎧 Listen to the full episode through the link in our bio/this link: www.buzzsprout.com/2183364/epis...
🎧 Listen to the full episode through the link in our bio/this link: www.buzzsprout.com/2183364/epis...
What if we used our church grounds to feed our human and non-human neighbors? For those near Nashville, TN, you can explore this question with faith leaders and gardening experts at a gathering hosted by the Food & Faith Collective on 11/15!
Register here: nashvillewpc.church/faith-food-2...
Register here: nashvillewpc.church/faith-food-2...
October 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
What if we used our church grounds to feed our human and non-human neighbors? For those near Nashville, TN, you can explore this question with faith leaders and gardening experts at a gathering hosted by the Food & Faith Collective on 11/15!
Register here: nashvillewpc.church/faith-food-2...
Register here: nashvillewpc.church/faith-food-2...
Thanks to our first year of Churches of Restoration who generously shared their experiences in restoring right relationship with the earth with our Year 2 Churches of Restoration in our first national webinar.
We can't wait to see what projects our Year 2 churches launch! 💒🌱
We can't wait to see what projects our Year 2 churches launch! 💒🌱
October 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Thanks to our first year of Churches of Restoration who generously shared their experiences in restoring right relationship with the earth with our Year 2 Churches of Restoration in our first national webinar.
We can't wait to see what projects our Year 2 churches launch! 💒🌱
We can't wait to see what projects our Year 2 churches launch! 💒🌱
🌿 Exciting news! Our Director of Conservation, Brittany Michalski, and our interns just returned from an inspiring retreat this past week! A special time for connection, worship, reflection, and growth with peers.
Learn more about our internship program here: arocha.us/internships
Learn more about our internship program here: arocha.us/internships
October 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🌿 Exciting news! Our Director of Conservation, Brittany Michalski, and our interns just returned from an inspiring retreat this past week! A special time for connection, worship, reflection, and growth with peers.
Learn more about our internship program here: arocha.us/internships
Learn more about our internship program here: arocha.us/internships
In honor of World Migratory Bird and World Mental Health Days, we invite you to look up in the sky at the astonishing birds migrating from summer breeding to winter nesting grounds.
Amid all that is going on, God's creatures are still doing their thing. That is reason enough to take a deep breath.
Amid all that is going on, God's creatures are still doing their thing. That is reason enough to take a deep breath.
October 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
In honor of World Migratory Bird and World Mental Health Days, we invite you to look up in the sky at the astonishing birds migrating from summer breeding to winter nesting grounds.
Amid all that is going on, God's creatures are still doing their thing. That is reason enough to take a deep breath.
Amid all that is going on, God's creatures are still doing their thing. That is reason enough to take a deep breath.
Join us at Food & Faith 2025 in Nashville, TN! 🌾⛪
On Saturday, 11/15, we'll enjoy shared meals and worship, and we'll hear from experts about how churches can steward their land sustainably and generously, supporting food-insecure individuals. 🌱🧺
Register here: nashvillewpc.church/faith-food-2...
On Saturday, 11/15, we'll enjoy shared meals and worship, and we'll hear from experts about how churches can steward their land sustainably and generously, supporting food-insecure individuals. 🌱🧺
Register here: nashvillewpc.church/faith-food-2...
October 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Join us at Food & Faith 2025 in Nashville, TN! 🌾⛪
On Saturday, 11/15, we'll enjoy shared meals and worship, and we'll hear from experts about how churches can steward their land sustainably and generously, supporting food-insecure individuals. 🌱🧺
Register here: nashvillewpc.church/faith-food-2...
On Saturday, 11/15, we'll enjoy shared meals and worship, and we'll hear from experts about how churches can steward their land sustainably and generously, supporting food-insecure individuals. 🌱🧺
Register here: nashvillewpc.church/faith-food-2...
Happy World Habitat Day!
This year’s theme, "Urban Crisis Response," highlights challenges like climate pressures and social inequities. At A Rocha USA, our Picnics en el Arroyo initiative promotes accessible green spaces and bilingual environmental education for Austin’s Hispanic families!
This year’s theme, "Urban Crisis Response," highlights challenges like climate pressures and social inequities. At A Rocha USA, our Picnics en el Arroyo initiative promotes accessible green spaces and bilingual environmental education for Austin’s Hispanic families!
October 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Happy World Habitat Day!
This year’s theme, "Urban Crisis Response," highlights challenges like climate pressures and social inequities. At A Rocha USA, our Picnics en el Arroyo initiative promotes accessible green spaces and bilingual environmental education for Austin’s Hispanic families!
This year’s theme, "Urban Crisis Response," highlights challenges like climate pressures and social inequities. At A Rocha USA, our Picnics en el Arroyo initiative promotes accessible green spaces and bilingual environmental education for Austin’s Hispanic families!
Join us at the Concordia University Preserve of Austin, TX, for our Picnic en el Arroyo on Saturday, 10/11! 🌳🧺 The event is free and in SPANISH, offering lunch, a guided walk, quality environmental education, and fun nature activities for the whole family.
Register here: bit.ly/46cHvAW
Register here: bit.ly/46cHvAW
October 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Join us at the Concordia University Preserve of Austin, TX, for our Picnic en el Arroyo on Saturday, 10/11! 🌳🧺 The event is free and in SPANISH, offering lunch, a guided walk, quality environmental education, and fun nature activities for the whole family.
Register here: bit.ly/46cHvAW
Register here: bit.ly/46cHvAW
¡Los esperamos en la Reserva Natural de la Universidad de Concordia en Austin, TX, para nuestro Picnic en el Arroyo el sábado, 11/10! 🌳🧺 El evento es gratuito y en español, con un almuerzo, una caminata guiada y actividades divertidas para toda la familia.
Regístrese aquí: bit.ly/46cHvAW
Regístrese aquí: bit.ly/46cHvAW
October 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
¡Los esperamos en la Reserva Natural de la Universidad de Concordia en Austin, TX, para nuestro Picnic en el Arroyo el sábado, 11/10! 🌳🧺 El evento es gratuito y en español, con un almuerzo, una caminata guiada y actividades divertidas para toda la familia.
Regístrese aquí: bit.ly/46cHvAW
Regístrese aquí: bit.ly/46cHvAW
This October, alongside our prayer requests, we acknowledge the ways we’ve seen God’s hope and provision amidst our work!
October 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This October, alongside our prayer requests, we acknowledge the ways we’ve seen God’s hope and provision amidst our work!
🌿🙏 This month, we invite you to join us in prayer as we focus on specific prayer points for October, highlighting our work across the U.S., our global partners, and the beauty and needs of creation.
Thank you for standing with us in prayer for the transformation and restoration of all creation! 🌎💚
Thank you for standing with us in prayer for the transformation and restoration of all creation! 🌎💚
October 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🌿🙏 This month, we invite you to join us in prayer as we focus on specific prayer points for October, highlighting our work across the U.S., our global partners, and the beauty and needs of creation.
Thank you for standing with us in prayer for the transformation and restoration of all creation! 🌎💚
Thank you for standing with us in prayer for the transformation and restoration of all creation! 🌎💚
We invite you to join the Evangelical Environmental Network's fall book club! 📖🌱
From 10/8 to 11/5, they will discuss Dr. Sandra L. Richter's "Stewards of Eden," exploring how the Bible informs our relationship with the environment. 🌏
Learn more: creationcare.org/get-involved/een-book-club.html
From 10/8 to 11/5, they will discuss Dr. Sandra L. Richter's "Stewards of Eden," exploring how the Bible informs our relationship with the environment. 🌏
Learn more: creationcare.org/get-involved/een-book-club.html
October 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We invite you to join the Evangelical Environmental Network's fall book club! 📖🌱
From 10/8 to 11/5, they will discuss Dr. Sandra L. Richter's "Stewards of Eden," exploring how the Bible informs our relationship with the environment. 🌏
Learn more: creationcare.org/get-involved/een-book-club.html
From 10/8 to 11/5, they will discuss Dr. Sandra L. Richter's "Stewards of Eden," exploring how the Bible informs our relationship with the environment. 🌏
Learn more: creationcare.org/get-involved/een-book-club.html
🌿 A huge thank you to Fred Van Dyke for sharing his valuable insights from his new book during our A Rocha USA Team Retreat this September at the Au Sable Institute in Michigan! 📖✨
Check it out at Routledge Press and enjoy a 20% discount with code 25AFLY3: www.routledge.com/Conservation...
Check it out at Routledge Press and enjoy a 20% discount with code 25AFLY3: www.routledge.com/Conservation...
October 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🌿 A huge thank you to Fred Van Dyke for sharing his valuable insights from his new book during our A Rocha USA Team Retreat this September at the Au Sable Institute in Michigan! 📖✨
Check it out at Routledge Press and enjoy a 20% discount with code 25AFLY3: www.routledge.com/Conservation...
Check it out at Routledge Press and enjoy a 20% discount with code 25AFLY3: www.routledge.com/Conservation...
Our 2025/26 Nashville Churches of Restoration met at McKendree United Methodist, discussing ideas ranging from pollinator gardens to energy audits. 🌺⚡
They haven't nailed their projects down yet, but we're excited to see the new life God brings them and their ecosystems through their work!
They haven't nailed their projects down yet, but we're excited to see the new life God brings them and their ecosystems through their work!
September 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Our 2025/26 Nashville Churches of Restoration met at McKendree United Methodist, discussing ideas ranging from pollinator gardens to energy audits. 🌺⚡
They haven't nailed their projects down yet, but we're excited to see the new life God brings them and their ecosystems through their work!
They haven't nailed their projects down yet, but we're excited to see the new life God brings them and their ecosystems through their work!
🌊 Happy World Rivers Day!
A Rocha USA supports river conservation by removing invasive species through herbicide-free methods along Bull Creek in Austin, TX. This maintains the health of the watershed.
Learn more about how to protect and celebrate your local waterways at worldriversday.com!
A Rocha USA supports river conservation by removing invasive species through herbicide-free methods along Bull Creek in Austin, TX. This maintains the health of the watershed.
Learn more about how to protect and celebrate your local waterways at worldriversday.com!
September 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🌊 Happy World Rivers Day!
A Rocha USA supports river conservation by removing invasive species through herbicide-free methods along Bull Creek in Austin, TX. This maintains the health of the watershed.
Learn more about how to protect and celebrate your local waterways at worldriversday.com!
A Rocha USA supports river conservation by removing invasive species through herbicide-free methods along Bull Creek in Austin, TX. This maintains the health of the watershed.
Learn more about how to protect and celebrate your local waterways at worldriversday.com!
Welcome, Chicagoland Churches of Restoration! Six churches joined our September 20 kickoff for a year of learning, growth, and practical ecological action. 💚🕊️
Our staff is so excited to walk alongside these churches as they discern what loving their places looks like in their own contexts. 🌿⛪
Our staff is so excited to walk alongside these churches as they discern what loving their places looks like in their own contexts. 🌿⛪
September 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Welcome, Chicagoland Churches of Restoration! Six churches joined our September 20 kickoff for a year of learning, growth, and practical ecological action. 💚🕊️
Our staff is so excited to walk alongside these churches as they discern what loving their places looks like in their own contexts. 🌿⛪
Our staff is so excited to walk alongside these churches as they discern what loving their places looks like in their own contexts. 🌿⛪
On 9/15, A Rocha USA joined Creation Justice Ministries and other faith leaders at the Ah-Nab-Awen Park of Grand Rapids, Michigan. There, we lamented and bore witness to the rollbacks on environmental policies that threaten God's creatures -- both human and non-human -- throughout our country.
September 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
On 9/15, A Rocha USA joined Creation Justice Ministries and other faith leaders at the Ah-Nab-Awen Park of Grand Rapids, Michigan. There, we lamented and bore witness to the rollbacks on environmental policies that threaten God's creatures -- both human and non-human -- throughout our country.
Join us at 9am this Saturday, 9/27, to spread native seeds and girdle invasive Glossy Privets in the Stenis Tract of Austin, TX! Together, we can take great steps forward in restoring native biodiversity. 🪻🦋
Learn more and register: www.givepulse.com/event/641171...
Learn more and register: www.givepulse.com/event/641171...
September 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Join us at 9am this Saturday, 9/27, to spread native seeds and girdle invasive Glossy Privets in the Stenis Tract of Austin, TX! Together, we can take great steps forward in restoring native biodiversity. 🪻🦋
Learn more and register: www.givepulse.com/event/641171...
Learn more and register: www.givepulse.com/event/641171...
Today, September 21, is Sun Day, a national event where communities are invited to host festivals, educational gatherings, and public demonstrations in support of clean energy initiatives! ☀️⚡
To find an event in your area, or to host your own, click here: sunday.earth
📸 Treve Johnson Photography
To find an event in your area, or to host your own, click here: sunday.earth
📸 Treve Johnson Photography
September 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Today, September 21, is Sun Day, a national event where communities are invited to host festivals, educational gatherings, and public demonstrations in support of clean energy initiatives! ☀️⚡
To find an event in your area, or to host your own, click here: sunday.earth
📸 Treve Johnson Photography
To find an event in your area, or to host your own, click here: sunday.earth
📸 Treve Johnson Photography
Welcome to our West Michigan Churches of Restoration Cohort! 🌿⛪ During our kick-off, creation caretakers new and experienced affirmed each other's work and inspired one another to pursue new projects.
We are honored to support these leaders in nurturing God's ecosystems in the upcoming year! 💚🕊️
We are honored to support these leaders in nurturing God's ecosystems in the upcoming year! 💚🕊️
September 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Welcome to our West Michigan Churches of Restoration Cohort! 🌿⛪ During our kick-off, creation caretakers new and experienced affirmed each other's work and inspired one another to pursue new projects.
We are honored to support these leaders in nurturing God's ecosystems in the upcoming year! 💚🕊️
We are honored to support these leaders in nurturing God's ecosystems in the upcoming year! 💚🕊️
At our annual A Rocha USA team retreat, we discussed the conservation work we enact in Texas and Florida, and we strategized for projects like our Churches of Restoration program and our new Tree Planting Initiative. 🌳⛪
We are excited to bring greater flourishing to God's creation this year! 🌎
We are excited to bring greater flourishing to God's creation this year! 🌎
September 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
At our annual A Rocha USA team retreat, we discussed the conservation work we enact in Texas and Florida, and we strategized for projects like our Churches of Restoration program and our new Tree Planting Initiative. 🌳⛪
We are excited to bring greater flourishing to God's creation this year! 🌎
We are excited to bring greater flourishing to God's creation this year! 🌎
A reflection from one member of our 2024/25 Churches of Restoration program:
"It has helped me feel less alone, more seen and supported, less crazy for thinking we as the church should make creation care a priority."
We are excited for the many years of community and creation care to come! ⛪🌱
"It has helped me feel less alone, more seen and supported, less crazy for thinking we as the church should make creation care a priority."
We are excited for the many years of community and creation care to come! ⛪🌱
September 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A reflection from one member of our 2024/25 Churches of Restoration program:
"It has helped me feel less alone, more seen and supported, less crazy for thinking we as the church should make creation care a priority."
We are excited for the many years of community and creation care to come! ⛪🌱
"It has helped me feel less alone, more seen and supported, less crazy for thinking we as the church should make creation care a priority."
We are excited for the many years of community and creation care to come! ⛪🌱
🌊 Sept 20: A Rocha joins millions for the International Coastal Cleanup! Together we can fight plastic pollution and care for our oceans.
📍 In FL, A Rocha USA leads a cleanup at Playalinda Beach.
Details on FL event: loveyourplace.org/spaces/10454816/events
📍 In FL, A Rocha USA leads a cleanup at Playalinda Beach.
Details on FL event: loveyourplace.org/spaces/10454816/events
September 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🌊 Sept 20: A Rocha joins millions for the International Coastal Cleanup! Together we can fight plastic pollution and care for our oceans.
📍 In FL, A Rocha USA leads a cleanup at Playalinda Beach.
Details on FL event: loveyourplace.org/spaces/10454816/events
📍 In FL, A Rocha USA leads a cleanup at Playalinda Beach.
Details on FL event: loveyourplace.org/spaces/10454816/events
We are delighted to celebrate the Hispanic community at Latino Conservation Week 2025! 🌿🌺
This week, our team will support two fun, family-friendly outdoor events in Austin, TX: one on 9/14 at Reimers Ranch, one on 9/19 at Pease Park.
Learn more: latinoconservationweek.com/events/2025-...
This week, our team will support two fun, family-friendly outdoor events in Austin, TX: one on 9/14 at Reimers Ranch, one on 9/19 at Pease Park.
Learn more: latinoconservationweek.com/events/2025-...
September 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We are delighted to celebrate the Hispanic community at Latino Conservation Week 2025! 🌿🌺
This week, our team will support two fun, family-friendly outdoor events in Austin, TX: one on 9/14 at Reimers Ranch, one on 9/19 at Pease Park.
Learn more: latinoconservationweek.com/events/2025-...
This week, our team will support two fun, family-friendly outdoor events in Austin, TX: one on 9/14 at Reimers Ranch, one on 9/19 at Pease Park.
Learn more: latinoconservationweek.com/events/2025-...