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 A charitable gift fund of $200,000 was established with the Brethren Foundation, Inc. as part of the 1999 Onassis International Prize for the Environment that John Doran received in Athens , Greece in November 2000.  Administrative support for REAP was established at the Antelope Park Church of the Brethren in Lincoln , Nebraska for local initiatives that provide opportunities for local outreach and stewardship awareness.

Brethren Benefit Trust Management Team
John Doran, Chair (Lincoln, NE)
Shantilal Bhagat (LaVerne, CA)
Andrea Cupp (Lincoln, NE)
Jonathan Frye (McPherson, KS)
Richard Neve (Colorado Springs, CO)
David Radcliff (Elgin, IL)
Will Thomas (Marshal, MN)
Susan Samson-Liebig (Bismarck, ND)


Antelope Park Church of the Brethren
REAP Management Team
John & Janet Doran, Co-Chairs
Brian Christy, Treasurer
Joyce Petry, Pastor 
Justin Jensen, Transformation Team
Andrea Cupp
Karin Perzinski








                                        
Liaison Groups

Agronomic Science Foundation
Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society
Harvest of Hope
Heifer Project International
American Society of Animal Science
Oasis of Grace 
Land Institute
McPherson College 
Rotary Clubs International 
Trees for Life
Community CROPS
College Scholarship Fund
Ecology Action
GAIA Environmental Research & Education Center, Athens Greece
Mediterranean Association of Soil Health (MedASH)
New Community Project


                                                       
                                          
                                                       







The January/February 2003 issue of the Church of the Brethren Messenger magazine featured the article "Healthy Soils, Healthy Souls" by Karla Hignite, which spotlights John Doran's journey leading to the creation of REAP.
Click here to view a PDF of the article (used with permission of Messenger) .