Healing and Restorative Garden, in partnership with CFNEA

About this Sacred Place Located in Pell City, Alabama, the Gateway Community Gardens serves as a wonderful example of how community gardening can harvest more than just vegetables. The expressed goal of the garden is to provide food to the less fortunate in the Pell City area, but the garden also functions as a place…

Dr. Stephen Brewer Sculpture Garden, in partnership with CFNEA

About this Sacred Place The Dr. Stephen Brewer Sculpture Garden at the Mentone Arts & Culture Center is no ordinary garden. Located in Mentone, Alabama, this Sacred Place pays its homage to the Native Americans who once lived on the ground it stands on through different statues and designs in the park. In addition to…

Sarah’s Garden at SIFAT Campus, in partnership with CFNEA

Sarah

About this Sacred Place Overlooking the serene Mad Indian Creek, Sarah’s Garden at the Servants in Faith and Technology (SIFAT) Campus in Lineville, Alabama is a stellar place for both interpersonal and broad reflection. Visitors at the park can often see people fishing for heron, and local turtles basking in the sun. The entire garden…

Sensory Garden at the Gadsden Public Library, in partnership with CFNEA

About this Sacred Place The Gadsden Public Library is a center of learning, reflection, and peace. The mission of their Sacred Place, the Sensory Garden, is no different. Inspiration for the garden developed from the desire for children to utilize all of their senses in the process of learning, and to have a place to…

Crossroads Garden: A Place of Solace and Remembrance, in partnership with CFNEA

Crossroads Garden

About this Sacred Place They look to infuse a Sacred Place to escape the daily stresses of modern life and find peace—and, in keeping with their mission, this space will be a “place where [people] may journey back and remember the history of their families that built the community. A place available for school field…

Weiss Lake Overview, in partnership with CFNEA

About this Sacred Place This beautiful Sacred Place emerged from a partnership between the Cherokee County Civitan Club and the Cedar Grove Baptist Church. Weiss Lake is an excellent spot for fishing and other recreational activities on the water, but it also offers many spots for reflection and tranquility. The Sacred Place is nestled into…

Community Restorative Garden and Dog Run, in partnership with CFNEA

Community Restorative

About this Sacred Place One thing about the town of Heflin that any out-of-towner should know; it is a community of dog-lovers. That’s why this Sacred Place includes a dog run, aimed to serve all community members — even the furry ones! Heflin Dog Run is located within Heflin’s Cahluga Creek Park which sits on the…

Stringfellow Garden, in partnership with CFNEA

About this Sacred Place Known as the City of Friends, Ashland seeks to reverse a stigma of economic depression—and wants to work to bring the community together in an effort to combat violence and other social ills that plague so many cities today. Nestled within the Ashland City Park, this Sacred Place, dedicated to the…