Please join Green the Church DMV and Interfaith Power & Light's Director for Climate Equity, Robin Lewis, for a live conversation with Rev. Michael Martin, who is doing extraordinary work at Stillmeadow Community Fellowship in West Baltimore to transform a neglected patch of forest into a “peace park” and the church itself into a resiliency hub. In this first monthly “Green Fellowship Hour” time with our brothers and sisters doing the good green work, we’ll receive a word from Rev. Michael about how he came to be so passionate about the role our churches can play in restoring neighborhoods and ecosystems.
Entertainment of The PeacePark
Written by Kenneth Andrews
The PeacePark has so much entertainment to it. There are a lot of things to see and experience at the PeacePark. I always love getting the chance to help and participate at the PeacePark. You get to learn and experience something new every day. It’s even helped me make new friends in my personal experience.
As a student of Mount Saint Joseph, I got a chance to be in the learning center which was very helpful in helping me get work done. I was able to watch the Juneteenth/Summer Solstice drummers play music. I have many opportunities at PeacePark and will continue to enjoy them.
Taking Nature Black
This article was originally published here on the ABC 7 News website on February 10th 2022. Published by Veronica Johnson .
“We can walk them around the park and re-ignite their ability to see what’s around them”
Hundreds of faith leaders, environmental groups, grantmakers and philanthropists will gather virtually Thursday for Taking Nature Black, a roundtable to give churches ideas and resources on how to connect its congregation and community to nature.
The Rev. Michael Martin of the Stillmeadow Community Fellowship in Baltimore, Maryland sees the importance of connecting the community with the environment. His church has built a 10-acre forest called "Peace Park" next to the church with trails, a pond and even beehives. At the beginning of March, SillMeadow will open a learning center to help nearby schools like North Bend Elementary/Middle School, Beechfield Elementary and Edmondson High School.
Grounded in Faith, Rooted in Nature: Taking Nature Black Faith-Based Roundtable February 2022.
Highlights from the 4th Taking Nature Black Conference 2021 (via Audubon Naturalist Society)
