Growing a Green Church

American churches own vast portfolios of land and buildings. The stories in this series explore how congregations are working to steward those assets effectively in the context of a changing climate. Are these efforts working? What's the impact? And how might they gain broader support and traction? This reporting project, a collaboration between five Christian news organizations, takes on those questions. It is supported with funding from the Fetzer Institute.

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Justice

Can money-making microgrids empower Black churches to close the clean energy gap?

By Nicola A. Menzie, Faithfully Magazine
Jun 02, 2023

Gemini Energy Solutions and Green The Church want African American churches to become clean energy hubs.

In May 2021, 76 trees were planted at St. Thomas More Academy in Washington D.C., through the Laudato Trees program and in partnership with local nonprofit Casey Trees. Later, 12 more were added to the campus. (St. Thomas More Academy/Gerald Smith)
Faith

Laudato Trees planting program enlists Catholic properties to help increase DC's canopy

By Brian Roewe
May 24, 2023

When a Catholic urban planner noticed D.C. church properties weren't living up to their sustainability potential, he helped start Laudato Trees, a collaborative program to address the climate needs of city and church.

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