by Sam Duenckel | Aug 21, 2026 | Green Church Movement, News, Virginia News
Build Resilience While Serving the Vulnerable. Learn More about the UMC Solar and Battery Pilot Program – Applications Due by November 2, 2026 The UMC Solar and Battery Pilot Program is designed to help UMC churches serving vulnerable communities procure and...
by Sam Duenckel | Aug 20, 2026 | Green Church Movement
By Ann Marie Smith, Bethlehem UMC Green Church Chair Hello, I’m Ann Marie Smith, chair of the Green Team at Bethlehem UMC in Moneta, at Smith Mountain Lake. At Bethlehem, we see our role as God’s representatives of his creation, enlightening our congregation on how...
by Sam Duenckel | Jul 22, 2026 | Green Church Movement, News, Virginia News
A new Holy Day for the Christian Year! Creation in Christ is to be celebrated September 1 or the 1st Sunday following September 1. (2026-September 6) This day is being added to the Lectionary this year during a time of crisis for the environment and a crisis all of us...
by Sam Duenckel | Apr 7, 2026 | Green Church Movement
In 2018 Bethlehem’s Admin. Board cared about how we were relating to God’s creation and signed the Green Church Covenant. Since then we earned the first Green Church Award and Sustaining Green Church Award every year at Annual Conference. Our Green Team keeps creation...
by Sam Duenckel | Apr 7, 2026 | Green Church Movement
After over 40 years as an environmental lawyer, I developed a strong interest in the “nuts and bolts” of environmental preservation. When I retired, I had time to step back and look at the “bigger picture.” Rather than focus on legal details, I observed the wonders...
by Sam Duenckel | Apr 7, 2026 | Green Church Movement
Aldersgate celebrated Earth Day by hosting Dan Schwartz from the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District to speak on “Ecology, Soil Health, and Composting” to over 80 attendees at a joint UMM/UWF Dinner. The church also provided literature...
