Adaptable across traditions
Compassionate Cookout™ — Faith-Community Hosting
Bring people together for an inviting plant-based meal and compassionate conversation.
Community meal & conversation · Flexible; set a local schedule
Toolkit being prepared
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Food & fellowship
Compassionate Cookout™
Bring people together over a plant-based meal, welcoming conversation, and practical compassion. A format first piloted at a sanctuary can also support fellowship in a faith community.
Sanctuary pilot completed
Growing through community.
The June 2026 pilot at Rosie’s Farm Sanctuary combined food, sanctuary tours, and community connection, with support from Beyond Meat and the Animal Sanctuary Network. We are developing a faith-community adaptation of that experience.
Bring it into your community.
A congregation can pair its meal with a short reflection on hospitality and care for living beings. Sanctuary visits and food partnerships are optional; hosts arrange their own partners and supplies.
Resources for hosts
Explore the program options below. Downloadable packages are being prepared; you can contact AOC for hosting support in the meantime.
Optional support
A connection when you need one.
Finished host materials will be free to download, with no account or email signup required. While the toolkits are being prepared, you are welcome to connect with AOC.
Get hosting support
Talk through planning, facilitation, or adapting a program for your community.
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