April 29 – Christians and the Environment

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Location: National association, based in Domain Courmettes, near Nice

Represented by Rachel Calvert

Current Context

A Rocha France is a Christian environmental protection organization. 

Our mission is to live out God’s call to care for His creation and empower others to do the same. 

• We raise awareness, particularly among the Christian public, to bring about changes in human behavior that will result in better care of creation (particularly in the fight against climate change and the collapse of biodiversity).
• We work actively in the field to preserve and restore nature through scientific studies, mainly utilizing our two centers in the South of France.

As Christians committed to protecting God’s creation, we regularly have the opportunity to bear witness to what drives us: our hope in Christ. 

Christians committed to climate and ecological issues can feel isolated or misunderstood, both by their environmentalist and Christian friends. Being able to connect like-minded believers, who want to respond to climate related challenges in light of their faith, can be a great encouragement. 

By caring for creation in the here and now, Christians can be witnesses of how God makes all things new in Christ.

Actions taken and results achieved in 2024

In the Baux Valley, a wetland area rich in biodiversity, we worked with local landowners and farmers to encourage ecologically-friendly practices.

We welcomed seminars, school trips and hikers to Domain Courmettes (1,480 acres), raising awareness of the beauty and fragility of creation.

We have equipped Christians to be faithful witnesses in a world in crisis. through our church presentations, meetings with local groups and our written resources

2024 was a time to solidify our network of ambassadors: 130 were people trained to help churches better understand climate and ecological challenges and act accordingly in line with their faith.

Projects in 2025

We want to help Christians in France understand and be able to explain why the Gospel is Good News for a world in ecological crisis. We plan to publish four inspiring new books in 2025, including the translation of Katharine Hayhoe’s Saving Us (being published in March).

Prayer requests

1. Pray that we may be good stewards who live consistently with the truth we proclaim: that the earth and its riches belong to the Lord (Psalm 24:1).

2. Pray for witnessing opportunities to those involved in ecological issues who do not know the Creator.

Further information

1. To Rocha France on the Impact France website: impactfrance.org/arocha

2. A Rocha France website: france.arocha.org/fr