Environmental Action

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Environmental Action at DFUMC

Decatur First UMC recognizes its important role as a community of faith in the stewardship of God’s Creation and caring for the local environment. DFUMC supports initiatives that allow the church to lessen any negative environmental impact its operations might have. The Creation Care Committee was formed to provide information, programs, and resources to enable the church and its congregation to address environmental issues.

There are lots of upcoming creation care events!!!

Committee meeting
Creation Care will have a committee meeting on Sunday, February 26th at 1:15 in the library. Everyone is welcome to attend!!!

Recycle Your Life will take place on May 12th!
Stay tuned for more information about this amazing event!

Earth Day Events

Wednesday, April 18th at 6:30 p.m.

Eco Book Club Kick-Off with Jonathan Merritt and Green Like God.
Here is a link for more information on the book and the author: http://greenlikegod.com/index.html
Your first chance to get a copy is on February 26th in the Library after church.
You can also email Ashley Coleman at knightan@gmail.com to order a copy!

Sunday, April 22nd

Walk/Bike/Carpool to Church
2nd Annual Potluck Picnic at Oakhurst Community Garden at 1:30

The 6th Annual GIPPY Awards
The 6th Annual GIPPY Awards are coming up on March 1st at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming of the EPA is the keynote speaker and the guest author is Dr. William P. Brown with his book The Seven Pillars of Creation .
Here is the link for more info and to RSVP: http://www.gipl.org/Content/GIPPYs.asp?tr=y&auid=10262015

Organic Gardeners Encouraging Their Crops

The DFUMC Organic Garden
Again this spring the organic garden has been planted and sprinkled with love! At Decatur First UMC we are focused on growing together and building strong connections with each other and the larger community via our garden. The church donates half of its production to charities such as Hagar's House, a homeless shelter in Decatur. Hagar’s House has integrated food from the garden into meals for its residents. The garden includes a wide variety of vegetables and herbs.