In St. Cloud, our church refugee gardens are expanding from one to two locations.
Many of the gardeners from the Jubilee Garden in the southwest part of St. Cloud have been loyal gardeners since 2018 when the garden started. For the first time this year a couple of families that are Jubilee Church members are gardening alongside the refugee gardeners.
As the ground was thawing in early spring, community organizers from the COP House in downtown St. Cloud called Arrive Ministries’ staff asking us to start a garden in the park.
Organizers say the first night of planting was a chaotic blast, with dozens of kids showing up to eagerly plant the garden.
We hope for a fruitful growing season for our all of church refugee gardens, both relationally and at harvest time.