Travis Park Church Green Team Celebrates Earth Day
The Travis Park Green Team’s Mission is to find ways that we as a church can reduce our impact on the environment and educate one another, thereby creating a larger impact on our church and the world. In Genesis 2:15, humans were placed in the Garden of Eden and instructed to ‘work it and take care of it’. In other words, God has given us the responsibility to act as stewards of his creation – to care for, manage, oversee, and protect all that God owns.
Earth Day is just one day. On Sunday April 21, 2024 we celebrated the Earth by Plant Sales and Educational information shared with our community. We are called every day to think how the things we do affect our planet and the future for our children. These are a few of the Green Team goals:
Recycling: The Green Team has prioritized recycling and have their sights set on a commercial recycling bin. Many members have been taking the recycling home every week, which is unsustainable over the long term. With a church campus of our size, an industrial container with a regular pickup schedule will result in a more efficient and widely used recycling program.
LED Lighting: LED bulbs are bright, last longer, and most importantly, they consume less energy!
Education: The Green Team is asking the congregation to do some soul-searching and look at how everyone can adopt a “cleaner” way to Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Repair. Please read some of the information below.
Green Building Materials: With the building repairs and construction on the horizon, the Green Team’s goals are finding ‘green’ building materials from local sources, reducing loads and optimizing systems, and generating on-site renewable energy.
Renewable Energy: Creating energy efficiency within the building is a worthy goal and will help the Travis Park Church continue another 175 years for our children and the future missions of the Church.
Please Feel free to check out the QR code with many informative articles and website that will help us all care for our planet better.
Blessing Donna Clark and the Green Team at Travis Park United Methodist Church.