by umcjnews | Oct 29, 2021 | Buildings, Energy Efficiency, News
By Josh Richardson To assure the ability to serve their communities in times of climate-related crises, church buildings need attention now. Now is the time to do the careful planning and design that focus on reducing the overall energy consumed by the building, which...
by umcjnews | Oct 27, 2021 | Annual Conferences, Blog, Buildings, News
Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference To address the climate crisis and reverse global warming, members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference passed a resolution to create a “green conference” and another to endorse the passage of the Maryland...
by umcjnews | Oct 26, 2021 | Blog, Creation Justice Tips
Challenge family and friends to swap out a traditional meat-based dish for one from plants. In a four-person household, making the change just once a week is the equivalent of removing the emissions from driving a car for five weeks. You’ll have more to celebrate and...
by umcjnews | Oct 26, 2021 | Buildings, Energy Efficiency
by Crys Zinkiewicz One of the largest churches in Nashville, the well-known and stately West End United Methodist Church recently got a wake-up call! A data comparison showed that even though the building was largely empty during 2020, the building’s energy use...
by umcjnews | Oct 26, 2021 | Buildings, Energy Efficiency
By Jenny Phillips Quiz: What percentage off their current energy bill can an average church save through low and no-cost energy efficiency interventions? 18%25%30% Answer at the end of this article! Global Ministries is partnering with the US Environmental Protection...