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Celebrating 40 Years of Creation Care: A Rocha’s Journey from Cruzinha to a Global Conservation Movement

January 17, 2023
by Autumn Ricksecker

The Harris Family This year, we are celebrating A Rocha’s 40th birthday! In 1983, Miranda and Peter Harris and their four children moved to southern Portugal to establish Cruzinha: the very first A Rocha field center near the Alvor marshes. The reg ...

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Can Carbon Offsetting Really Work?

November 21, 2022
by Autumn Ricksecker

The whole community of creation–from people to habitats to wildlife–are already suffering the effects of a warming climate, stirring more and more people to take a hard look at their own carbon emissions. For many organizations, companies, and individual ...

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Pomona Hope Q&A with Dr. Mark McReynolds

November 17, 2022
by A Rocha USA

Interview with Reverend Dr. Mark McReynolds, Director of A Rocha USA's SoCal Project by Laura Vessey and Hannah Gillespie  Q: What is Pomona Hope? A: Pomona Hope is a Christian ministry that is focused on after school enrichment for students grades 2 ...

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A Place at the Table

October 24, 2022
by Hannah Gillespie

by Hannah Gillespie Available in the United States now, “A Place at the Table: Faith, Hope and Hospitality” is a profound reflection on hospitality and the transformative power of community. This book, written by A Rocha’s late co-founder Miranda Harri ...

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Creating Waters of Hope for International Coastal Cleanup

October 5, 2022
by Autumn Ricksecker

by Autumn Ayers Led by The Ocean Conservancy, the International Coastal Cleanup, held on September 17 each year, inspires over 200,000 people to restore marine ecosystems by tackling plastic pollution. From oceans, lakes, and streams to roadsides, park ...

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Picnics en el Arroyo

October 3, 2022
by Veronica Godoy

by Verónica Godoy The Central Texas team and I spent two months preparing for this day, our first picnic at Beverly S. Sheffield North West Metropolitan park in Austin. We were excited and nervous, running every possible bad scenario in our heads ...

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How Should I Pray for the Climate?

February 9, 2022
by A Rocha USA

I followed COP26 from a distance. Other Christians showed up in Glasgow and asked God to intervene.

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Want to Take Climate Action? Meet Climate Stewards USA

February 2, 2022
by A Rocha USA

By Brittany Michalski & Autumn Ayers Introducing Climate Stewards USA, a new program of A Rocha USA!  Climate Stewards USA is a program for individuals, communities, and organizations who want to take action on climate change and join us in ...

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Small Things That Make a Big Difference

November 16, 2020
by A Rocha USA

by Dr. Robert Sluka, Lead Scientist A Rocha USA's Marine Conservation Program & Florida Project Director   Nurdles – a fun word to say. These are plastic pellets and cleaning them up, though, is no fun. Imagine opening a bag of popcorn in y ...

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Praising God in Angeles National Forest

November 11, 2020
by A Rocha USA

Church in Creation is a SoCal A Rocha initiative registered with Wild Church Network. Perceiving a need for Christians to connect with God, one another, and creation, SoCal project director and eco-pastor Mark McReynolds began holding outdoor gatherings t ...

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