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The Church on Fire is a popular phrase in Christian culture that is a representation of an energized belief in God. It is a metaphor using the power and heat of a fire where the flame is the Holy Spirit to instill a burning desire in the church to worship. This sentiment is represented in several denominations of Christianity and was used as the theme for the song “Church on Fire” by Hillsong Worship.

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The Crop project first started in 1947, shortly after the conclusion of World War II. The project was organized by a group of farmers who wished to help war-torn regions in Europe and Asia who were experiencing hunger. The farmers would gather any surplus they could and send it to regions that need it the most.

The crop project continued to evolve, with 1969 being the first organized hunger walk in Bismarck, North Dakota. The next year, they held the same walk in York, Pennsylvania, and since then, it has been an annual event. The organization has grown in scope. While the walks were designed to raise funds to help end hunger, they are no longer just for post-war Europe and Asia, but fill hunger needs globally.

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From the mid-1980's through the 1990's, the Toledo-Lucas County Library would give out a button to each person upon joining the Summer Reading Challenge and logging their first book. Each year was a unique design. The 1998 challenge was themed Ancient Egypt and the hieroglyphics in the “READ” text featured on the pin translate to, “Unlock the secret...Read.” Also featured on the 1998 participatory pin was a cartoon historian/archeologist based on David M. Noel, a member of the marketing department at the time.

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Emmaus Homes is a Christian group that was founded in 1952 and primarily works in the state of Missouri. The charity group focuses on helping those with developmental disabilities. The goal of the organization is to teach those with disabilities on how to achieve independence and be able to live on their own. The group provides services that can make the transition to independence easier and give adults a support system to fall back on. They are also dedicated to advocating for the developmentally disabled and making sure they are included in society. As part of their independence initiative, they also teach adults with disabilities to advocate for themselves.

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The well-known Lacoste polo shirt and its crocodile logo were developed in the 1930's by French tennis great, Jean René Lacoste. Its association with the “yuppie” movement later in the century was initiated after it gained preference by country club members and Ivy League college athletes of the 1970's and 1980's. The Official Preppy Handbook which was published in 1980, declared the Izod polo to be "the sport shirt of choice" for anyone who considered themselves prep school elite. With the brand’s French origins and sizing, as well as its historic associations with wealthy pastimes such as tennis, golf, and sailing, the crocodile-clad clothing became an instantly recognizable symbol of the well-to-do. 

However, there was also a push, especially on college campuses, to abandon the "preppy" style of Lacoste and its associations with wealth and class privilege. By the end of the 1980's, the Lacoste polo and its famous crocodile declined in popularity owing in part to an oversaturation of the market and therefore a loss of its "elite" status.

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The United Church of Christ, or UCC, is a Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States. The United Church of Christ was started in 1957 with the union of two Protestant denominations: the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches. The United Church of Christ has since grown to expand with 5,000 churches and nearly one million members across the United States.

The United Church of Christ developed the Called to Care program in 1991 as part of an ongoing commitment to strengthen secular leadership. The resource is meant to aid churches or other organizations in developing a caregiving program, train caregivers, and continue to develop and support the program and the caregivers. Caregiving programs can take many forms and have included programs that organize visitation of members and friends who are homebound, in hospitals or care facilities, provide assistance for particular groups such as young mothers, the recently widowed, or a program meant to aid the community or offer services to groups outside the church such as those with mental illness or hospitality for resettling refugees. The resource has been adopted across the United Church of Christ and in other denominations by congregations and programs. It was updated in 1998 and 2008.

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The United Church of Christ is a Protestant branch of Christianity that was founded in 1957 and holds values in liberal ideas that are not often found in other sects of Christianity. The church is a proponent of Women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, and abortion. In 1979, they opened their coordinating center for women, and in 1983, launched the UCC Women in Mission program.

This program was designed to bring a wider audience of members into the church and reconnect women to their traditional role of missions. This program would allow women members to experience spiritual growth, gain leadership experience, and make women feel a greater connection to the church. Some sects of Christianity prohibit women from assuming leadership roles in the church, so this initiative by UCC seeks to reverse that overall trend and make their church more attractive to any curious women looking for a new place of worship.

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The first Earth Day celebration took place in April of 1970 in Philadelphia. The event was organized by a committee of students, including David Powell who designed the sunrise logo. They chose April 22 as a weekday between Spring Break and exams, hoping to maximize student involvement. However, the event soon gained national attention, and on the day, it is estimated that demonstrations were attended by twenty million Americans. Following the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring several years earlier, the environmental movement had been gaining traction. Earth Day was the culmination of this concern. Notable speakers at the first Earth Day in Philadelphia included Ralph Nader, Allen Ginsberg, and Alan Watts.

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