A story of hope
A Rocha’s work in Canada began in 2000 and has spread across Canada with focused activity in BC, Manitoba and Ontario. In each place, A Rocha staff and volunteers are responding to the biblical call to steward creation through hands-on conservation, education and agriculture projects.
The story of A Rocha’s beginnings and growth is whimsically told in the book Planted, a Story of Creation, Calling and Community. Planted invites the reader to travel with author Leah Kostamo and the A Rocha team on the wild ride of salmon saving, stranger welcoming and God-worshipping as they establish the first Christian environmental centre in Canada.
A Rocha’s work is most fully expressed through our environmental centres and projects in BC, Manitoba and Ontario.
“Planted is a work of grace and wit, conveying the joy for which A Rocha is known.”
“If bad news about the planet is getting you down, read Planted. If all Christians were like those in A Rocha, ours would be a radically different world.”
The latest news on our projects
Chairing a Meeting is Earthkeeping, Too
Chairing a Meeting is Earthkeeping, Too December 16, 2021 By Rick Faw A month ago I returned home from the COP26 talks* to a province suffering from the biggest flood of my lifetime [...]
How long, Lord?
How long, Lord? An Advent reflection by Marnie Klassen, A Rocha Manitoba Communications Assistant How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen?¹ So begins the writing of the prophet [...]
Art as Creative Engagement
Art as Creative Engagement By Kari Miller, A Rocha MB Environmental Education Coordinator At the beginning of my undergraduate degree, I was eating lunch when a professor joined me. He asked what I was planning to [...]