Author: Zero Waste Church

January- Increasing Energy Efficiency

January- Increasing Energy Efficiency

” For as long as I am in the world, there is plenty of light.I am the world’s Light”       John 9-5   January’s ACTION is INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY . Commit to one Action each week this month.  Contact  zerowastechurch@gmail.com  for more information. Let’s ACT 

December- Shrinking Consumerism for Christmas and Beyond……

December- Shrinking Consumerism for Christmas and Beyond……

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.”  Matthew 

November – Reducing Food Waste

November – Reducing Food Waste

When they were satisfied, he told his disciples “gather up the fragments left over so that nothing may be lost.” John 6:12   November’s ACTION is REDUCING FOOD WASTE. Commit to one Action each week this month.   Let’s ACT together this year to restore the fullness of 

20 Ways to Start Being a Zero Waste Church

20 Ways to Start Being a Zero Waste Church

Here are 20 action items to start taking your church towards zero waste. What is something you could do today? Get a team together; you can’t do this alone! Someone familiar with the church kitchen is essential as most of your waste will be generated from 

Reducing What We Throw Away is Part of My Faith

Reducing What We Throw Away is Part of My Faith

By Becky Showalter This week, our family had our third week in the last three months that we didn’t put the trash bin out to the road because there wasn’t any!  Yes, there was a little bit of trash in the trash cans in the 

Nativity’s Community Garden

Nativity’s Community Garden

by Emilie Sigel At Church of the Nativity we believe that our faith in Jesus, our reverence for the earth, and our service to others are deeply woven together in our life of faith. We seek a connection to God through our connections with one