Gatherings & Sacred Calendar
Worship at the Ozarks Church of Nature is not confined to one building, one day of the week, or one particular ceremony.  We gather throughout the year for contemplation, spiritual conversation, sacred-text study, meditation, teaching, stewardship, community meals, music, seasonal observances, service, and time together in Nature.
Some gatherings are quiet.  Some involve learning.  Some involve planting, harvesting, cooking, caring for the land, or helping our neighbors.  Some are simply opportunities to sit together beneath the trees and remember that connection itself can be sacred.
Regular Gatherings
The Ozarks Church of Nature maintains regular opportunities for worship, learning, fellowship, and stewardship.  Our gathering schedule may include:
– Nature & Spirituality Circles
Conversation, contemplation, prayer, meditation, sacred-text exploration, and discussion of the Divine through many traditions.
– Sacred Garden & Stewardship Gatherings
Hands-on worship through gardening, planting, tending the food forest, caring for habitat, harvesting respectfully, and giving back to the land.
– Teaching & Community Learning
Herb walks, plant identification, gardening, food preservation, traditional skills, natural living, and other educational gatherings.
– Meditation, Music & Reflection
Quiet gatherings centered on meditation, music, gratitude, contemplation, and spiritual connection.
– Seasonal & Sacred Observances
Gatherings that recognize the changing seasons, cycles of Nature, memorials, planting and harvest times, and other meaningful occasions throughout the year.
– Community Service & Shared Meals
Opportunities to serve, share food, help neighbors, exchange knowledge, and practice love through action.
Our Worship Is Living
Not every gathering looks like a traditional church service.
– A morning spent planting trees may be worship.
– A circle discussing sacred writings may be worship.
– Preparing food for another person may be worship.
– Teaching someone to recognize a plant may be worship.
- Sitting quietly beneath a tree may be worship.
We believe spiritual practice becomes meaningful when it moves beyond words and becomes part of everyday life.
Current Regular Schedule
Fridays • 1–6 PM
Open Sanctuary & Gardens
Visitors are welcome to walk the gardens, pray, meditate, study, contemplate, journal, or spend quiet time in Nature.
Saturdays • 1–7 PM
Open Sanctuary & Gardens
Saturday Evenings
Weekly Book Circle & Sacred Text Discussion
We gather to explore spiritual writings, philosophy, Nature, consciousness, ethics, and the Divine through open conversation. Books and traditions may vary. Questions and respectful disagreement are welcome. Feel free to bring a dish to share as well!
Sundays • 1–5 PM
Open Sanctuary & Gardens
Sundays may also include visiting speakers, special teachings, ceremonies, music, community gatherings, seasonal observances, or other announced events.
Special Events & Private Gatherings
Additional gatherings, classes, herb walks, ceremonies, weddings, memorials, visiting teachers, and community events will be posted on our calendar. Designated areas of the sanctuary may also be available by advance arrangement for respectful religious, community, educational, and private events.
Dates and times for recurring gatherings, classes, circles, seasonal observances, and community events will be posted here as they are scheduled.  Visitors are welcome unless an event is specifically identified as private or requiring advance registration.
All Are Welcome
You do not have to be a member of the Ozarks Church of Nature to attend an open gathering.  You do not have to follow a particular religion.  You do not have to agree with everything we believe.
– Come respectfully.
– Bring your questions.
– Bring what you have learned.
– And come prepared to leave the land and one another a little better than you found them.
Nature is Sacred.
No Middleman Required.
All Are Welcome…
At Ozarks Church of Nature