Local Groups

What are "local groups"?

Local groups are gatherings of Christians on a local scale (town, city, etc.) who want to reflect, act and pray together on subjects combining Christian faith and environmental protection.

Led by A Rocha Ambassadors, they enable their members to benefit from A Rocha’s perspective, experience and resources to help them learn, adapt their lifestyles, and raise awareness to mobilise those around them.

Here are a few examples of what the local groups are doing

  • Organising talks together in the town’s churches,
  • Meeting, sharing and praying on specific topics (such as food resilience in our region, eco-anxiety, etc). Other ideas for themes can be found on our Youtube channel.
  • Creating or taking part in a shared garden project
  • Reading a book on these subjects, moving forward and sharing regularly in small groups,
  • Organising prayer walks in nature
  • Taking part in a climate march
  • Planning an inter-church event on the theme of « faith and ecology ».

There’s no shortage of ideas, and each local group’s approach is specific to its area and its members!

Would you like to join a local group?

Congratulations! Here are the local groups that are currently active. Don’t hesitate to contact the ones that correspond to your location:

A Rocha Amiens

A Rocha Annecy

A Rocha Arles

A Rocha Brussels / Belgium or « Germoir A Rocha

A Rocha Côtes d’Armor

A Rocha Grenoble

A Rocha Lille

A Rocha Lyon

A Rocha Marseille

A Rocha Montpellier

A Rocha Paris

A Rocha Sophia-Antipolis (currently being launched)

A Rocha Strasbourg 

A Rocha Toulouse or « ART

Would you like to create a local group?

Congratulations too!

To do so, you’ll need to be an official A Rocha Ambassador.

You’ll then be able to talk to Sarah, who’s in charge of the various local groups, to help you define your project together and make it a reality!

So what are you waiting for? 😉

 

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