Today your hosts, Katie Maxwell and Lauren Paris—two urbanites from Chicago, are trying to "Understand Southern Illinois" better with our guest: Southern IL Outreach Coordinator Rev. Wade Halva!

Wade grew up in Raleigh, NC at the end of a half-mile long dead-end dirt road. The back property line was a creek, and Wade’s early playground was the woods. His roots in the forest continue to ground his care for creation.

Wade received his Bachelor of Arts in history and religious studies from the College of Wooster, a Master’s in Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary, and a Master of Arts in Christian Education from Union Presbyterian Seminary. He has served in parish ministry in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Illinois and Utah. For rest and relaxation, Wade enjoys the mountains and the beach, the forests and the bluffs. Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia hold a special place in his heart.

For more information of what’s going on with Illinois’ energy grid, read our blog: https://www.faithinplace.org/post/what-s-going-on-with-illinois-energy-grid

This week’s episode was produced by Brógan Malloy.

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