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 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:
Contact: Nancy Bell or Tom Rausch.
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.
Our Open and Affirming group and Green Team are collaborating to plant a Hope Garden (see video to the left) to recognize World Mental Health Day (10/10/24). The Hope Garden concept stems from a youth-driven movement called The Yellow Tulip Project (YTP) to “smash the stigma surrounding mental illness” by planting gardens of yellow tulips. The garden would be planted with yellow tulips which would bloom right around Mental Health Awareness week May 13, 2025 – May 19, 2025. Would you like to help? Please contact Nancy Bell to help us plant at FCCGE on October 10th.
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