The Climate Pollinator

Sharing Global Anabaptist Stories on Climate Change

About The Climate Pollinator

Pollinators like bees fertilize plants by spreading pollen from flower to flower. The Climate Pollinator inspires action by sharing stories of climate change response efforts throughout the global Anabaptist community.

Each day during lent, we will share a story from an Anabaptist somewhere in the world who is experiencing and responding to climate change. This isn’t a comprehensive collection of all climate efforts by Anabaptists. These stories highlight the experiences and responses of diverse communities in the face of environmental challenges. They also include notes on the effectiveness of solutions from expert sources and resources for digging deeper into the issues discussed. 

Climate change is a global challenge that can seem daunting and unsolvable. Over the next six weeks, we invite you to let these grains of inspiration pollinate you and your community. Who knows what flowers might bloom!

About the Contributors

Sierra Ross Richer - Writer

Sierra Ross Richer is a journalist and recent graduate of Goshen College. After working on a trail crew in Colorado over the summer, she spent the last four months collecting stories for this project through interviews with Anabaptists around the world. “Climate change is complicated,” Sierra said, “and people are addressing it in a lot of different ways. I think this collection of many loosely related stories is a good way to represent how Anabaptists are responding.”

Leah Kauffman - Illustrator

 Leah Kauffman recently graduated from Goshen College where she studied graphic design and sustainability. She is currently preparing to attend graduate school with the goal of becoming a landscape architect. Leah said: “Environmental stewardship is a concept I associate with my Anabaptist background. Sharing our stories [through] art is a good way to reflect on and learn from our acts of stewardship.”