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Youth, Faithful action and Climate Concerns: Mission Earth 2019
70 Middle School and High School aged youth & adults from seven local congregations (Grace Covenant Presbyterian, Circle of Mercy, First Congregational, Grace Baptist, First Presbyterian Church, the Cathedral of All Souls, and Land of the Sky UCC) came together…
Read MoreRecommended Ecology Books for Children and Youth-Guest Blog from NCIPL
Celebrate National Book Month with these Stories & Resources In honor of National Book Month, we at NCIPL have compiled this list of books dealing with climate and environmental issues for children and young adults. Here you will find resources to educate the kids in…
Read MoreYouth are serving and learning at Mission Earth w/ Asheville Youth Mission and CCA on Oct. 20th
Our Fourth Annual Mission Earth Youth Service Learning event concerning faith and the environment is set for Sunday, October 20 from 12:30-5:30 pm at First Presbyterian Church, 40 Church Street. Middle & high school youth groups are invited to join…
Read MoreMission Earth in the News “Teaching youth the value of God’s creation”
The Creation Care Alliance and Asheville Youth Mission collaborative project Mission: Earth was highlighted in the Hendersonville Blueridge Now Paper. By Amy B. McCraw http://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20181005/teaching-youth-value-of-gods-creation “In many faith traditions the love of God/Divine and the love of our neighbors are core…
Read MoreJoin the 21-Day Eco-Challenge
Join the 21-Day Eco-Challenge- CCA Registration is open. In his book Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, Chip Heath suggests that leaders who are seeking organizational change may slip into ideas about others like “Why are these…
Read MoreYouth to gather at Mission: Earth 2018
The Creation Care Alliance and the Asheville Youth Mission are inviting youth groups from a variety of denominations to come together for food, service learning, prayer and to explore stories about creation care, justice, and faith.
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Youth: Listening to those who stand to lose so much
Posted on by Karim Olaechea
Ehret, a 12th grader from Loveland, Colorado who is a youth group member of Heart of the Rockies Christian Church where I served years ago called me last week to tell me about how his faith had driven him to help organize…
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