Catholic Rural Life (CRL) is a national, 100-year-old nonprofit organization that joyfully promotes and supports Catholic rural life in America. Our vision is thriving families, farms, and rural parishes, centered on faith, community, and care of creation. CRL’s Thriving Rural Congregations (TRC) project will complement our growing network of Christians who view the rural landscape with the eyes of faith. Our pastors need both a greater response and extra support from their lay parishioners to increase their reach in their communities and meet the growing needs of rural America.