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Go Dark for Earth Hour

Saturday, March 27, 8:30-9:30 pm your local time

Camp & Retreat Ministries play a key role in Creation Care education, and Earth Hour provides an annual opportunity to join with neighbors around the world to darken the night sky and highlight the impact of human behavior on climate change. Learn more about this symbolic action & plan to take part

Saturday, March 27, 8:30-9:30 pm your local time

Camp & Retreat Ministries play a key role in Creation Care education, and Earth Hour provides an annual opportunity to join with neighbors around the world to darken the night sky and highlight the impact of human behavior on climate change. Learn more about this symbolic action & plan to take part

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Grant Opportunity: Land Conservation through Acquisition & Easements

Acres for America is a partner program between National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's (NFWF) and Walmart, established to provide urgently needed funding for projects that conserve important large-scale habitats for fish, wildlife, and plants through land acquisitions and perpetual conservation easements.

Preferential consideration will be given to proposals that can demonstrate their ability to achieve more than one of the program priorities below.

  • Conserve critical habitats for birds, fish, plants and wildlife

  • Connect existing protected lands to unify wild places and protect critical migration routes

  • Provide access for people to enjoy the outdoors

  • Ensure the future of local economies that depend on forestry, ranching and wildlife

Learn more here.

Acres for America is a partner program between National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's (NFWF) and Walmart, established to provide urgently needed funding for projects that conserve important large-scale habitats for fish, wildlife, and plants through land acquisitions and perpetual conservation easements.

Preferential consideration will be given to proposals that can demonstrate their ability to achieve more than one of the program priorities below.

  • Conserve critical habitats for birds, fish, plants and wildlife

  • Connect existing protected lands to unify wild places and protect critical migration routes

  • Provide access for people to enjoy the outdoors

  • Ensure the future of local economies that depend on forestry, ranching and wildlife

Learn more here.

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New InsideOut Summer Camp Curriculum: Creation Speaks

Creation Speaks provides a full week’s worth of creative activities for all age groups, including:

  • Daily Bible study exploring what Creation can teach us about God

  • Recommended focus activities for each day

  • Multi-day projects, crafts, and other extras to make your job easier

  • Daily worship resources for children and youth

  • Resources for connecting the camp experience to home and church

Preview the daily themes and scriptures here.

InsideOut curriculums includes daily activities for faith formation and worship planning. Your curriculum purchase also includes:

  • Staff Devotions

  • Camper Devotions

  • Camp-to-Home worksheets

  • Table Tents with themed questions

  • Song and Story suggestions

  • Online Staff Training tools

  • Letter templates to keep in touch with campers through the year

Learn more and purchase.

Creation Speaks provides a full week’s worth of creative activities for all age groups, including:

  • Daily Bible study exploring what Creation can teach us about God

  • Recommended focus activities for each day

  • Multi-day projects, crafts, and other extras to make your job easier

  • Daily worship resources for children and youth

  • Resources for connecting the camp experience to home and church

Preview the daily themes and scriptures here.

InsideOut curriculums includes daily activities for faith formation and worship planning. Your curriculum purchase also includes:

  • Staff Devotions

  • Camper Devotions

  • Camp-to-Home worksheets

  • Table Tents with themed questions

  • Song and Story suggestions

  • Online Staff Training tools

  • Letter templates to keep in touch with campers through the year

Learn more and purchase.

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Imagine!: God's Earth & People Restored (Ecumenical Advocacy Days)

Join us for EAD 2021 to advocate for Climate Justice! EAD 2021 is an opportunity to support this global movement centered on and led by the people and communities most vulnerable to climate impacts due to historic racial and colonial inequities. Together, we will passionately advocate and reimagine a world that lives out the values of justice, equity and the beloved community.

Bishop Michael Curry will preach at the ecumenical worship service on Sunday, April 18, 2021.

Register here.

Join us for EAD 2021 to advocate for Climate Justice! EAD 2021 is an opportunity to support this global movement centered on and led by the people and communities most vulnerable to climate impacts due to historic racial and colonial inequities. Together, we will passionately advocate and reimagine a world that lives out the values of justice, equity and the beloved community.

Bishop Michael Curry will preach at the ecumenical worship service on Sunday, April 18, 2021.

Register here.

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