Creation Care

St. Paul’s Green Team

Established in 2019, St. Paul’s Green Team seeks to help our community advocate for a more sustainable, equitable future for the earth and all of its people.

Why Creation Care?

Caring for creation is grounded in a biblical understanding of God’s intention for healing and wholeness of the earth.

The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. -Genesis 2:15

We believe that God gives humanity a sacred responsibility to care for and keep God’s creation for future generations.

Current Initiatives

Solar Panel Installation

In 2022, we installed solar panels on three church buildings. These panels will reduce our carbon emissions by nine tons a year!

Check out up to date, hourly data of the energy produced by our panels by clicking HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Lighting Upgrades

We have converted our lighting throughout the building to LED, and contracted for renewable electricity.

Compost Program

Working together with Mother Compost, we started a bin-swap program to make composting easy and accessible for our church and the neighborhood.

Sustainability

We’ve installed bike racks in front of the church and encourage biking or walking to church if you’re able. We’ve also upgraded our coffee hour to make reusable cups and mugs available. Installing weather stripping throughout the church has helped reduce waste in heating and cooling.