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Growing flora and faith: Churches embrace native plant gardens

The National Wildlife Federation’s Sacred Grounds program helps churches increase native plant gardens — thereby helping wildlife flourish and encouraging community connection.

By Leslie Quander Wooldridge Journalist

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Block by block, an organization addresses the trauma underlying community needs

In Pittsburgh, a Black Orthodox priest heads the Neighborhood Resilience Project, an innovative, faith-based community development program.

By Tina Hay Journalist

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A place where interfaith families can be wholly together

In Maryland, families have gathered for almost three decades to create a faith community where they can fully explore their religious identities without sacrificing their heritage.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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Lessons from pastors who have left parish ministry

Though the number of pastors leaving parish ministry hasn’t amounted to a “great resignation,” those who have left still offer insight into the current state of the American church.

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Journalist and UCC minister

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Cooking up new businesses by using church space creatively

Some church kitchens in Wilmington, Delaware, have become launching pads for food industry entrepreneurs.

By Holly Quinn Journalist

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Top 15 Faith & Leadership stories from 2023

To celebrate our 15th anniversary, here are 15 of our best features, interviews and essays from 2023.

At Bethlehem Farm, living creatively and building community

A West Virginia Catholic community based on a working farm shares a commitment to sustainability and support for their neighbors with rotating teams of volunteers.

By Zack Harold Journalist

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‘With God, later is not late’

A church-led community collaboration 20 years in the making has brought new affordable housing for seniors to Charlotte, North Carolina.

By Melba Newsome Journalist

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Stained glass, steeples and financial sustainability

An effort to preserve Black churches is entering its next cycle under the direction of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.

By Cynthia R. Greenlee Journalist

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Dignity and respect are the key to a multimillion-dollar ministry supported by a successful thrift shop

Dorcas Ministries attracts hundreds of volunteers who work at its secondhand store — and believe in its larger mission as one of the region’s premier social welfare agencies.

By Yonat Shimron Journalist

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