Green Church Initiative Report

View the Green Church Initiative Report document to guide you through the process of becoming a Green Church! Download the document to complete the report or fill out the online report below.

If you have any questions or wish to speak with someone about the Green Church Initiative (or arrange a speaker for your church), please reach out to Rev. Jacob Dye at jdye@nccumc.org and Rev. Jane Almon at jalmon@nccumc.org.

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At least once a year, devote an entire worship service to the celebration and honoring of God’s creation. This “Earth Sabbath” or “St. Francis Sunday” or “Festival of God’s Creation” includes a special focus on God’s creation with sermons, prayers, music, children and other activities.

Yes, we held a Creation Care worship service.

No, we have not held a Creation Care worship service.

Worship: Ongoing Activities

In addition to the annual Earth Sabbath service, incorporate creation care activities into worship on an ongoing basis (at least three times per year before earning credit for any activity below).

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Zero Waste Goal

Please list the year of your zero waste goal.

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Develop a system to recycle paper, plastic, cans, glass, and other disposables.

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No, we have not developed a recycling system.

Stewardship: Establish a Zero Waste Goal

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Stewardship: Energy

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Stewardship: Water

Reduce the area of turf at your church by at least 20% by replanting it with native plants, gardens, or pocket forests to attract wildlife and reduce storm water runoff.

Replace at least a portion of your roof with a “green” roof. (Consider a green roof for new construction or major renovation.)

Reduce your annual water consumption by at least 10%.

Serve no bottled water at any church function.

Plant a rain garden(s). This is to reduce storm water runoff and retain water for groundwater recharge and natural filtering of surface pollutants.

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Stewardship: Toxic & Hazardous Materials

Purchase and use only non-toxic, environmentally friendly cleaning products. Engage your church sexton, janitors or others involved with selection and use of cleaning materials.

Use non chemical herbicides, pesticides, or chemical fertilizers in your landscaping.

Use only “green” (non-toxic) cleaning products, especially in the children’s department, to clean carpet, paint, adhesives, toys, playground equipment, etc.

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Stewardship: Food

Use locally produced food for church meals whenever possible and feature the growers.

Provide vegetarian/vegan options at church meals. Have all-vegetarian pot luck dinners and other meal events. Publicize widely and give awards for the best vegetarian meals.

Host a farmers’ market. Consider conducting in cooperation with neighboring congregations or non-profit organizations.

Grow your own vegetables in a church garden. Create a garden space for your church and organize a volunteer committee to oversee the planting, care, and harvesting of the garden. Decide who will receive the food that is produced.

Act as a drop-off site for Community/Church-Supported Agriculture) deliveries, working with local, organic, or minority-owned farms where possible.

Reduce food waste from church events by taking leftovers to shelters/meal programs that can accept them.

Compost food waste on site or contract a composting pickup service.

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Successfully encourage your stewardship committee to begin to include stewardship of God’s creation, as well as stewardship of financial and other resources, as part of its programs. make the connection between financial and environmental stewardship.

Include on your creation care minstry team the person responsible for purchasing supplies at your church, or train all staff and those using the building in eco-friendly practices.

Purchase recycled printer and recycled copier toner cartridges, or refill your cartridges, if appropriate.

Establish a church policy to purchase supplies having reduced packaging.

Do a light pollution audit of the external part of the church building and other property. Reduce or eliminate night sky light pollution sources. More information on night sky pollution may be obtained from The International Dark Sky Association.

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Local Church Creation Care Updates

Share how your local church is participating in caring for God’s creation.

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