Psalm 30
Isaiah 6:1-4
Revelation 4:1-11

Mayflower UCC became an Earthwise Congregation through the Minnesota Conference in 2009, affirming its stance as an environmentally conscious church, after a group of concerned members began promoting the importance of working to reduce climate change. Utilizing a foundation grant, the congregation then conducted a full-scale energy audit, setting the framework for a three-phase process to become fully carbon neutral by 2030. The church utilized the expertise of some of its members who are green industry professionals and groups like Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light and Architecture 2030, an organization that aims to reduce climate change by changing the way buildings are planned, designed and constructed, to ensure they were making the right choices and investments.

"A project like this could be intimidating and overwhelming if you don't have someone to help figure out how to get started, but there are great resources outside of the church,” Deeg said. "From looking at contracts and charts, and knowing what questions to ask, it can get really detailed.”


"We know that someday our grandkids are going to ask, ‘Where were you when this was happening and climate change could be reversed?'” Deeg said. "We want to be able to say we were working to reverse it and get policies changed. We want them to be able to live in a world with safe air to breathe and water to drink where they don't have to be fearful of irreversible climate change.”

The United Church of Christ has been working for environmental justice for almost 30 years, and recognizes the opportunity for a shared mission campaign to live out our faith — in unity, as one church — for the sake of our fragile planet Earth.