The Story Behind Tend


Why Caring for the Earth Matters
From the beginning, we were created to live in harmony with God, one another, and all the earth. Sin fractured that harmony. But through Jesus, God began restoring it, promising a new creation where heaven and earth meet again.
Caring for the earth is part of how we follow Jesus now, participate in God’s work of healing relationships, and point toward the promised future: a world made whole.
Rooted in Global Experience
Tend is an initiative of Plant With Purpose, a Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofit creating a world where people and planet thrive by restoring ecosystems, reducing poverty, and strengthening communities of faith.
Tend was designed in partnership with international program partners, who have successfully brought creation care to their own local faith communities. These partners serve as our guides, shaping Tend’s design and helping cast the vision for how it could equip and impact churches across the U.S.

The Values That Guide Us

What We Believe
You can read the Plant With Purpose Statement of Faith by visiting plantwithpurpose.org/statement-of-faith.
The Tend Team




The Tend Advisory Board









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