Bethany House and Garden

In partnership with Agatha Amani House (www.agathaamanihouse.org), a shelter for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Kenya, Bethany House and Garden seeks to bring sustainable farming practices from Agatha Amani House into Topeka's urban core and also to restore areas of tall grasses and prairie flowers once native to the region, many now threatened. At both sites, we seek to offer the healing that caring for creation brings. In Kanas, we also hope to teach about the carbon sequestration of prairies and the benefits of integrating prairie within agriculture.

Sacred Ground is dialogue series on race, grounded in faith.  Small groups are invited to walk through chapters of America’s history of race, racism, and whiteness while weaving in threads of family story, economic class, and political and regional identity. The 10-part series is built around a powerful online curriculum of documentary films and readings that focus on Indigenous, Black, Latino, and Asian/Pacific American histories as they intersect with European American histories.

Sacred Ground is a resource coming out of Becoming Beloved Community, The Episcopal Church’s long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice in our personal lives, our ministries, and our society.  This series is especially designed to help white people talk with other white people, while being open to all racial/ethnic groups.  Participants are invited to peel away the layers that have contributed to the challenges and divides of the present day – all while grounded in our call to faith, hope and love.