Gretchen Peck is Renewal's Coordinator.  She is based out of Minneapolis but originally hails from upstate New York.  Growing up in a family prone to recycling and biking and a town known for shopping at food co-ops and driving Volvos, she was encouraged at a young age to care for the environment. Her interest in sustainability blossomed during her time at Messiah College-specifically during her life-changing semester abroad in Belize with the Creation Care Study Program (CCSP).  At Messiah, Gretchen worked with fellow students (some of whom went on to help start Renewal) to plant a garden that provides food for the dining hall and members of the community. After college she worked with CCSP as a Student Life Coordinator both in Belize and New Zealand.  Gretchen is excited to be working with students again and to be sharing her enthusiasm for creation care issues.

 In addition to learning how to better care for our world and its people, Gretchen enjoys biking, playing ping-pong, slacklining, cooking, playing guitar, gardening, ice skating and hanging out with friends and family.  Gretchen hopes to someday make ice cream with a bike and make bread from wild yeast.