Learn from Others
Real stories from congregations caring for creation — find ideas your community can borrow.
Every story here came from a congregation like yours. Browse by theme, borrow ideas, and when you’re ready, share what your church is doing.
Edmonds Lutheran Church — Edmonds, WA
Edmonds Lutheran Church is Going Solar
A donated solar system, installed with a local solar company and a community award process ... Read the story →
Christ the King Lutheran Church — West Chester, OH
Christ the King Edible Food Forest (West Chester, OH)
A native, edible community food forest, shepherded by member Donna Pellegrin ... Read the story →
Trinity Lutheran + 301 Ecumenical Faith Partners — Fort Collins, CO
Getting into Gear: A Bike Ministry in Fort Collins
When wildfire hit a Lutheran camp, members went and replanted trees ... Read the story →
Trinity Lutheran Church — Fort Collins, CO
Vegetable Garden at Trinity Lutheran Church (Ft. Collins, CO)
An eight-year vegetable garden that feeds three congregation services and the local food bank ... Read the story →
St. Andrew's Lutheran Church — Mahtomedi, MN
St. Andrew’s Environmental Stewardship Team: Nine Years Old and Still Going Strong!
Nine years of a wind generator, all-LED buildings, and an annual "Caring for Creation Weekend." ... Read the story →
Lutheran Church of the Incarnation — CA
Congregation celebrates “green graduation,” invites wider community (2017)
GreenFaith-certified, and lobbying at the state Capitol for renewable energy standards ... Read the story →
Our Savior’s Lutheran — Outing, MN
How can plastics enhance a pollinator garden?
A small congregation raised $1,700, won county matching funds, and started No Mow May in town ... Read the story →
Triumphant Love Lutheran Church — Austin, TX
Fostering Love of Creation in an Urban Space
Fair Trade coffee, compostable cups, and nearly 1,700 water wells built in rural Africa ... Read the story →
Peace Lutheran — Seattle, WA
Earthkeeping in every element of Church Life
For well more than a decade, PLC has been a community of Earth Keepers seeking a more sustainable future ... Read the story →
The Community Church — Babcock Ranch, FL
Babcock Ranch, Florida – Babcock Ranch
A second annual Earth Day Fair brought 19 local nonprofits together to share how they protect Southwest Florida's ecosystem ... Read the story →
Peace Lutheran Church — Tacoma, WA
Garden Table in Washington State
Master gardeners set up a weekly "garden table" to help members start their own gardens ... Read the story →
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church — Minneapolis, MN
Holy Trinity Moves Beyond Individual Action
The youth said individual action wasn't enough. The congregation wrote that down and approved it ... Read the story →
Tree of Life Lutheran Church — Harrisburg, PA
Solar Panel Installation – Harrisburg PA
A donated solar installation expected to cover 103% of the campus's energy needs ... Read the story →
Trinity Lutheran Church — Rapid City, SD
Plastic Recycling Example for Church work in the Community
Collecting 500 pounds of plastic film to trade for a park bench at Trinity's Eco Prayer Park ... Read the story →
Carmel Lutheran Church — MN
Caring for Creation at Carmel
Three families built insulated bee hives to support pollinators, following the synod's new Pollinator Synod resolution ... Read the story →
New Hope Lutheran Church — Columbia, MD
Impact Reduction: Reusable mesh produce bags
Thanks to our friends from New Hope Lutheran Church in Columbia, MD via Charlie Bailey. With some grant funding from ... Read the story →
St. Andrew's Lutheran Church — Columbia, MO
Honoring Our Sacred Trust – Gardening (MO)
Forty-eight people planted native Missouri shrubs in the church's rain garden for Earth Week ... Read the story →
St. Andrew’s Lutheran — Mahtomedi, MN
Policies for progress
Compostable-or-reusable guidelines for every group that uses the building ... Read the story →
Christ the Lord — Elgin, IL
Monarchs and more
Monarch butterflies, a certified waystation on church grounds, and a potluck that leaves no waste behind ... Read the story →
St. Philip's Lutheran Church — Baltimore, MD
Church Spotlight: St. Philip’s Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Gas & Electric partnered with the ELCA's oldest African American congregation on its energy work ... Read the story →
Faith Lutheran Church — Cambridge, MA
Free Lighting Upgrade
A free LED lighting upgrade, made possible through a utility rebate program ... Read the story →
Hope Lutheran — Bozeman, MT
Montana church uses LRC organizing guide for solar, gardens, and plastic advocacy
Panels overhead, a mission garden growing food for the local bank, and an advocacy group taking on single-use plastics ... Read the story →
Our Savior’s Lutheran — Rockford, IL
From Prom dresses to Plumbing: Creation Care in the Life of the Church
Solar panels, LED lighting, recycled pew cushions, and an Earth Day film festival on four screens ... Read the story →
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church — Port Angeles, WA
A Video Devotion Every Month, and a Pier Full of Neighbors on Earth Day
Every month, a video devotion on trees, migration, or winter creation spirituality — plus a shared Earth Day celebration with ... Read the story →
Lutheran Church of the Cross — Nisswa, MN
Blessing Creation from Seed to Harvest
Regular speakers on the issues closest to home, seeds handed out to plant, and green tips in the newsletter ... Read the story →
St. John's Lutheran Church — Stamford, CT
A “Gold Star” Cool Congregation: Solar, LED, and Big Energy Savings
Solar power, LED lighting, and efficient systems earned St. John's a "Gold Star" Cool Congregation award — and over $70,000 ... Read the story →
