Presbyterian Mission Agency Immokalee workers Archives

Called to cultivate

Posted January 15th, 2021

A few years after its creation, the Together We Grow Mission Garden of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers, Florida, continues to bring a bountiful harvest to families in the Immokalee farming community.

Deputy-involved shooting in Florida raises concerns

Posted October 29th, 2020

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has joined a chorus of concerned voices calling for law enforcement officials to be more transparent about the deputy-involved shooting of a longtime member of a south Florida farming community last month.

Hive of hardworking honeybees poisoned in Florida church’s mission garden

Posted October 1st, 2020

It’s been only a few months since Covenant Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers, Florida, worked with a professional beekeeper to relocate a couple of well-established bee colonies from an old rotten tree on the property. The bees were successfully moved to side-by-side hives in the church’s Together We Grow Mission Garden.