NURYA LOVE PARISH was raised in a nonreligious home and is an adult convert to Christianity and the Episcopal Church. She is co-founder and Executive Director of Plainsong Farm, a new farm-based mi...view moreNURYA LOVE PARISH was raised in a nonreligious home and is an adult convert to Christianity and the Episcopal Church. She is co-founder and Executive Director of Plainsong Farm, a new farm-based ministry, and priest-in-charge with Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, both in greater Grand Rapids, Michigan. She serves on the Episcopal Church’s Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation and the 79th General Convention's Legislative Committee on Environmental Stewardship and Care of Creation. She lives near Grand Rapids, Michigan.view less