Witness for Creation (Grand Rapids, MI)
This faith gathering will highlight urgent environmental concerns through ritual, testimony and prayer to celebrate the Season of Creation.
This event is the third in a series of Season of Creation faith gatherings highlighting urgent environmental concerns through ritual, testimony and prayer. Each event will feature a diverse panel of speakers—faith leaders, theologians, community members, and public officials—speaking to the sacred duty to protect Creation. Learn more about Season of Creation and these events at creationjustice.org/witnessforcreation.
Join us to hear from the following speakers:
- Debra Reinstra, Author and Professor at Calvin University
- Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, Author and Executive Director, Association for a More Just Society-US
- Derrick Weston, Director of Theological Education and Formation, Creation Justice Ministries
- Ron Rienstra, Director of Church Partnerships at A Rocha USA
- Haley Kornoelje, Project Coordinator, Plaster Creek Stewards
- Emily Ulmer, Co-Director Plainsong Farm
- Keyon Payton, Senior Pastor, New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
- Avery Davis Lamb, Executive Director for Creation Justice Ministries
- Maggie Sytsema, College Fellow, Young Evangelicals for Climate Action
This faith gathering will highlight urgent environmental concerns through ritual, testimony and prayer to celebrate the Season of Creation.
This event is the third in a series of Season of Creation faith gatherings highlighting urgent environmental concerns through ritual, testimony and prayer. Each event will feature a diverse panel of speakers—faith leaders, theologians, community members, and public officials—speaking to the sacred duty to protect Creation. Learn more about Season of Creation and these events at creationjustice.org/witnessforcreation.
Join us to hear from the following speakers:
- Debra Reinstra, Author and Professor at Calvin University
- Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, Author and Executive Director, Association for a More Just Society-US
- Derrick Weston, Director of Theological Education and Formation, Creation Justice Ministries
- Ron Rienstra, Director of Church Partnerships at A Rocha USA
- Haley Kornoelje, Project Coordinator, Plaster Creek Stewards
- Emily Ulmer, Co-Director Plainsong Farm
- Keyon Payton, Senior Pastor, New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
- Avery Davis Lamb, Executive Director for Creation Justice Ministries
- Maggie Sytsema, College Fellow, Young Evangelicals for Climate Action