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NATURE AREA & PRAYER GARDENS

Something truly special is being created here on the church campus. We are transforming an abandoned roadway corridor into a unique nature, prayer and education space for adults and children.

At the center of the Nature Area & Prayer Gardens is a large outdoor classroom for the preschool students of North Star Learning Center (NSLC), a ministry of Canyon Creek. Learn more about the NSLC.

On each end of the classroom, we are working to create a park-like setting with walking trails, prayer and meditation spaces, rest and contemplation areas with seating, and other special features.

Master Vision Plan

The Nature Area & Prayer Gardens master vision plan shows what the space could become over time:

Park atmosphere with trails, benches, and arbors • Prayer walk • Stations of the cross
Prayer and meditation spaces • Labyrinth • Memorial garden
Sitting areas • Shaded meeting places • Native plants and trees
Songbird, butterfly, hummingbird, and bee habitat • Art features • More …

Click on the plan for a full-size view.

Butterfly Garden

One element of the Nature Area & Prayer Gardens is a ±150-sq.ft. butterfly garden located in the grassed area near the south end of the main parking lot.

Made possible by a grant from the Native Plant Society of Texas, the garden features native milkweed plants — the only plant on which Monarch butterflies will lay their eggs — and other native pollinator and shelter plants.

If you would like to help develop or maintain the butterfly garden, please contact Craig Conditt.