The Green Team (formerly The Environmental Ministry Team) is dedicated to environmental issues within our church, the wider community and the world, acting on ways to be good stewards of the environment through education, recycling and energy efficiency. We invite everyone who has a passion for caring for God’s creation to come and learn about the work we’re doing to make Glen Ellyn a more sustainable, resilient, and compassionate community. These include efforts to focus on renewable energy and to nurture locally grown produce; if you like to garden, you’ll love what we have in store!
The Eden Project
The Green Team is working on a project to plant at least 30 raised bed gardens across DuPage County, primarily on the property of FCCGE church members. The produce will be directed to local food pantries and individuals in need. We believe this will accomplish several important sustainability goals:
- Provide nutritious sustenance for the hungry in our community
- Teach participants the skills to grow their own food
- Reduce local carbon output by limiting the need for widely transported, store-bought produce that relies on industrial agriculture and extensive supply chains
- Strengthen our partnership with Gardenworks, a local mission partner that provides materials and training for folks to cultivate their own gardens
Contact: Nancy Bell or Tom Rausch.
Green Team Caring for Our Feathered Friends
“And God said ‘…let birds fly above the
earth across the vault of the sky.’”~ Genesis
What does our church and the St. Louis arch have in common? We both are going dark the month of September to assist birds in their annual migration south. The arch goes dark in September and May to avoid disorienting birds, and we are turning off our bright tower lights at 10 PM all month for the same reason. We plan to do the same in May. Our Green Team and Property and Grounds team worked together to make this happen. We chose 10 PM for security reasons and because it is consistent with historical migration patterns in our area.
Green Team Monthly Hike
Sun., Nov. 24th at 1 pm
We had a beautiful day for our October hike at Maple Grove in Downers Grove. Join us at 1:00 Sunday, November 24 for our next hike at Klein Creek Farm on County Farm road, 0.5 miles north of Geneva road. There are trails to choose from and the historical farm tour is available every hour on the top of the hour.
