MultiFaith GROWs Featured Faith Gardens Many faith organizations are committing to environmental stewardship in various ways. Using some of their land for gardens is one example of this emphasis. Here is a sample list of Faith Gardens in the Toledo area. Please add to our list. New to Our List – 2010
Heirloom Peace Gardens, Defiance
More photos here.	· Heirloom Peace Gardens Defiance, OH Tim & Elizabeth Collardey hpg.org@gmail.com “… it's been a huge success, and I believe that's due in large part because of the spirituality connected to the garden.  The garden is round and, with its paths, resembles a Native American medicine wheel--very sacred.  At our ground blessing weekend last April, Indian elders conducted a sacred blessing ceremony and gave teachings about planting traditions of the First Farmers of this part of the world.  Our garden primarily has heirloom crops and plants whose ancestors originated here in the New World (corn, beans, squash, etc.)  Part of our mission is to teach this heritage to the community.” --Tim Collardey http://www.heirloompeacegardens.org/
Hindu Temple of Toledo
		· Hindu Temple of Toledo 4336 King Road, Sylvania, OH 43560 Pandit Anant Dixit http://www.hindutempleoftoledo.org/index.htm Garden is in the back of the Temple and is a Youth Group project.
Hope Lutheran Church
			· Hope Lutheran Church 2201 Secor Road,  Toledo, Ohio 43606 (419) 536-8383 Senior Pastor-Interim Andrea Starn http://www.hopetoledo.net/
Indiana Missionary Baptist Church
		· Indiana Missionary Baptist Church 640 Indiana Ave Toledo, OH 43604 Garden is across the street, next to Family House
Islamic Center of Greater Toledo
Garden toured at MFC Picnic			· Islamic Center of Greater Toledo 25877 Scheider Road, Perrysburg, OH 43551 (419) 874-3509   Fax (419) 874-9123 Imam Farooq Aboelzehab Gardeners: Emmett Kadri and Abdel-Wahab Soliman, Mohammed Yousef, Adnan Fellah, Hider Naserdine, Saeed Zafar, Weekly produce to Seagate Foodbank – over 650 lbs. Garden featured in Toledo Blade: http://toledoblade.com/article/20100508/NEWS10/5080380/-1/NEWS
Muhammad Mosque 91
		· Muhammad Mosque 91 1698 Nebraska Avenue, Toledo, Ohio Garden located on Boston Place, near Collingwood and Central.
The University Church
	· The University Church The University Church, 4747 Hill Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43615, 419.534.3080 http://theuniversitychurchtoledo.org/ Rev. Dr. Julian A. Davies juliandavies@theuniversitychurchtoledo.org Garden Manager - Jacqueline Cobb AmeriCorps VISTA jmcobb85@gmail.com Plans for two green houses and a 2100 pot vertical garden
Toledo Campus Ministry Fellowship
			· Toledo Campus Ministry Fellowship 2086 Brookdale Rd., Toledo, OH 43606 419-536-4865 http://www.tcmfellowship.org/ Rev. Dee Baker, Campus Minister 419-536-4865 or 419-530-4198 tcm_ut@sbcglobal.net

Bowling Green Community Gardens

· First United Methodist Church

1526 East Wooster Street, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402

· Peace Lutheran

1021 West Wooster Street

Bowling Green, OH 43402

These gardens were started by a student organization called Freedom at BGSU. Our goal is to provide fresh local produce to those in need, and promote self sufficiency throughout the Bowling Green Community.

To get involved, contact Krista Elvey

email: krista.elvey@gmail.com phone: 419-346-5653

Cedar Creek Church, Perrysburg

· established in spring of 2009

· garden size 30’ x 46’ with walkways in between raised rows of approx. 4 feet across. 

· worked with Toledo Grows for the plants - had a variety of vegetables, herbs & flowers.

· volunteer base of 14 people, some children, met regularly at least once a week

· sent food to the soup kitchen 7 different times & at times food was taken home by the volunteers.

· “We had fun, fellowship, & established lasting friendship.”

· Contact: Sue White

Center of Hope Community Baptist Church

Jericho Road Youth Urban Garden project

1656 Dorr Street, Toledo, Ohio 43607, United States

Phone: (419) 243-1165 Fax: (419) 241-7990

Pastor Dr. Donald L. Perryman

Garden address: 1661 Palmwood

· Provide access to produce or nutritionally rich foods otherwise unavailable to many families and individuals.

· Donate produce to Martin Luther King Kitchen for the Poor.

· Partnership with Toledo Botanical Garden Toledo GROWs

· Funded in part by a grant from the Kaptur Community Fund of the Toledo Community Foundation.

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Christ Presbyterian Church

4225 Sylvania Ave. at Talmadge Road | Toledo, OH 43623 | 419.475.8629

http://cpctoledo.churchsites.com/home.asp

Tom Schwartz, Pastor

Their raised beds donate to Toledo Foodbank of NW Ohio and provide fresh produce for ‘the corner’, a monthly community outreach dinner.

Congregation Etz Chayim

3853 Woodley Road, Toledo, OH 43606 | Phone: (419)473-2401 * Fax: (419)474-1880 http://www.etzchayimtoledo.org/default.asp

Rabbi Edward Garsek

Stanford Stark Memorial Garden

First Unitarian Church of Toledo

3205 Glendale Avenue
Toledo , Ohio 43614-2423
419.381.6999 http://www.uutoledo.org/

Rev. Beth Marshall, Parish Minister

The garden was started in 2009 as part of Green Sanctuary certification process.

Glenwood Lutheran Church / Braden United Methodist Church

[In collaboration with Boys and Girls Club, Firm Foundations, Chance for Change, Toledo GROWS, Ms. Ceebee Kidd]

2545 Monroe St Toledo, OH 43620 41.6597 -83.5605 (419) 255-0886

Garden is across Glenwood from Glenwood Lutheran Church. Gardens and Chicken coop

Messiah Lutheran Church

Plant Exchange" "Plant Starter" give-away

Saturday distribution of free vegetables

Pastor David Rushton

4703 Summit Street, Toledo Ohio 43611 419-726-0049, 419-726-0177 fax

Gary Miller, Brian Hart - Messiah's Victory Garden Committee

Started in 2008 and greatly expanded in 2009, the gardens provide free vegetables to anyone who ones them on Saturday distribution days and also contributes to Mustard Seed House.

http://messiahlutheran-toledo.org/content/view/115/83/

Mustard Seed House

Mustard Seed, an ecumenical ministry of the churches in Point Place / Shoreland area of Toledo Ohio offers direct help and referrals to individuals and families and also operates a choice pantry Feed Your Neighbor site. Mustard Seed is located at 5420 302nd St. Supporting congregations include Point Place United Church of Christ, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Messiah Lutheran Church, RiverPoint Ministries (United Methodist), Crosspoint Community, and Northpoint Church of the Nazarene.

Monroe Street United Methodist Church

Garden, Greenhouse by ProMedica, Toledo GROWS and CITE, Chicken Coop

Rev. Karen M. Shepler

3613 Monroe Street Toledo, OH 43606

419-473-1167 419-474-5467 – fax http://www.monroestumc.com/templates/System/default.asp?id=37520

Padua Center [St. Martin de Porres Church]

1416 Nebraska Avenue Toledo, Ohio 43607 (419) 241-6465

http://paduacenter.org/

Center Staff: Sister Virginia Welsh, OSF, Director, Alicia Smith, Educational Coordinator,

Salem Lutheran Church

1125 N Huron St, Toledo, OH (419) 243-2345

Adjacent to the Parish House is the “Peace Garden,” a space for meditation, as well as a community vegetable garden.

Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania Ohio

Garden, Orchard, and Poly House

Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania Ohio, 6832 Convent Boulevard, Sylvania, Ohio 43560 Phone: 419-824-3623 Fax: 419-824-3700 www.sistersosf.org

Sister M. Jeremias Stinson, OSF

Superintendent of Environmental Stewardship, Shrines and Woodlands

Sister M. Grace Ellen Urban, OSF

Assistant Superintendent of Environmental Stewardship, Shrines and Woodlands

St. Andrews Episcopal Church

2770 West Central Avenue Toledo, Ohio 43606     419.473.1367

http://www.standrewsepiscopal.net/

Fr. Jeremiah D. Williamson

St Lucas Lutheran Church

745 Walbridge Ave Toledo, OH 43609 (419) 243-8189

Pastor Martin Billmeier pastorstlucas@sbcglobal.net

St. Michael’s in the Hills

Memorial Garden

4718 Brittany Road Toledo, Ohio 43615-2314 Phone: (419) 531-1616 Fax: (419) 531-9332  http://www.saintmichaelsepiscopal.org/

The Reverend Gregory P. Sammons

The Reverend Margaret Holt Sammons