“The purpose of Lent has always been to startle us awake to the true state of our hearts and the world we’ve made. Which makes an aching, wild hope that something new might be born of this ruin.”

“The most rewarding part of the experience was seeing the immense beauty of creation and how it all gives glory to our brilliant Creator”

Reflections of Léal Makaroff B.A. Biology, Westmont College, Class of ‘19.

The Spring 2020 cohort of participants in the Environmental Leadership Intensive (ELI) have arrived on our Great Lakes campus in northern Michigan.

Forest Management will offer students a way to learn to understand forests ecologically, manage them scientifically, enjoy them aesthetically, and protect and restore them from a solid ethical foundation of serving, protecting, and restoring God’s earth

The event will be held Friday, January 10, at 12:30pm at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1050 Peninsula Drive, Traverse City, MI.

The care of creation must happen in the city.

Today marks the beginning of our annual appeal. We invite you to participate.

Our latest newsletter will give you a clear picture of all you are accomplishing, the reason to hope for even greater things ahead, and the ways you can support them.

If you are looking for a symbol of restoration, consider the Kirtland’s warbler.