A Rocha USA
By: Hannah Gillespie A Rocha USA’s Conservation Internship Program is a nine-month, residential experience that offers professional and personal development and supports A Rocha USA’s conservation projects. This year, for the first time, interns will split their time between Titusville, Florida …
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By: Hannah Gillespie “People find their way to A Rocha and are excited to discover a story of Christians caring for creation,” starts Jenna Henderson, A Rocha USA’s Director of National Programs. “They want to get connected, but our country is huge. If you don’t live near a conservation …
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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 2-8. Pomona Hope’s after school and summer …
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A Rocha works with congregations and communities of faith around the country to promote creation care, but did you know we also work with students? Meredith Schellhase is the current president of the A Rocha USA Partners @ Wheaton College in Illinois. We caught up with her to see what kind of …
This post was originally published in The Rabbit Room. By Bethany Winz Little faces crowd around the table, counting together as drops fall into the Mason jar. “62, 63, 64…” The water balloons over the rim. Sixty-five drops ago, Flo asked the kids if the jar was full. “Yes!” they answered. …
Creation Care Camp began in 2008 with A Rocha’s first chapter in Santa Barbara, California. It then moved up the coast to Santa Margarita, where it was piloted and further developed in partnership with the Santa Margarita Community Church. It is now being adopted by communities around the nation and …
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By Flo Paris Oakes As a Christian and an environmental writer, I have been excited that the passion for creation care is growing among other believers. I value the resources and the wild things God has made because He values them, and also because they reveal so much of His character. When I …
Dave Timmer (Au Sable Alum '98; Grad Fellow '04-'05) serves as Stewardship Director for A Rocha USA in Northwest Washington. Timmer's talents and demands are many, as evidenced by the three-part exchange between him and Brook Wilke on the role of farmers markets in sustainability agriculture. His …
By Karin Taylor, Missions Outreach Coordinator, Santa Margarita Community Church We know that God created the world and everything in it. We know that he appointed us stewards of his creation. We know that he determined the times and exact places for people to live. How do we communicate this …
By Jonathon Schramm , Assistant Professor of Sustainability and Environmental Education at the Merry Lea Center of Goshen College We all live in it, move in it, feel it solidly under our feet daily, and yet we don’t often think of ourselves as creatures of it. What is it? Place. How is it that …
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