Plesion Studio Sprouts

We’re trying something and hoping it grows. Every neighbourhood is unique and special, and so is every person who lives there. Plesion Studio is a local maker community in Chestermere crafting language and experiences that invite us to love our neighbours. It seeks to live into the invitation of Jesus to love our real neighbour as ourselves - and that we were made to live in, with, and for our neighbourhood. It’s the sweet spot for good things to grow. Plesion is an ancient Greek word referring to those who are near: our neighbours. A studio is a place of creativity, learning, growth, and purpose. Plesion Studio is a project of Lake Ridge Community Church and is directed by Preston Pouteaux. Plesion Studio aspires to be whimsically serious about the urgent invitation to patiently love the real people in our neighbourhoods. We can create uniquely Canadian publications that will inspire us to find goodness in the lives of our neighbours. We seek to be neighbourists who create from lived experience, offer insightful resources, work at better partnerships, and host excellent studio sessions. Together we believe that the beautiful work of living into the second half of Jesus’ command will renew our own faith and community in Chestermere, the church in Canada, and neighbourhoods everywhere. In all, we want to be the quirky neighbours who make this way of life so compelling that we wonder why we didn't live this way before.