Project Green Church
Maroubra Junction UCA has been on a remarkable project to make the church more environmentally sustainable and inspire others to follow our example.
See below for more details...
Sunday 1st March, Arthur Byrne Reserve, Maroubra Beach. 8:30am clean up (and surfing lessons!), festival from 10:30am.
A new website for people interested in faith and ecology is now up and running.
A new 18 minute documentary DVD on the Project Green Church story is now available. This is a fantastic resource for churches and other groups that want to take action on environmental issues, and are looking for some practical ideas on how to make a start.
Saturday 12th July 2008
1:30 - 3:30pm
Hamilton Wesley Uniting Church
Senior Citizens Hall, 21 William Street, Hamilton, Newcastle
On 2nd March 2008, MJ and GracePoint Church held a clean up and community festival on the theme "reduce, reuse, recycle" at Coogee. A great day was had by all. Click here to find out more...
Installation of our two grey water treatment systems is now complete!
Our 2007 Community Fun Day (Sat 3rd Nov), themed "life in all its fullness", was a great success!
We presented this Call to Action to our local politicians (Peter Garrett, our local member, and Clr Bruce Notley-Smith, our mayor) at our 2007 Community Fun Day...
Find out more about Project Green Church's theological and moral motivation
We have made the switch to Green Power. Have you? Want to find out more?
Introducing 'Delilah', a water tank which services the church!
One of the highlights of our Green Church Adventure so far has been our 2006 Community Fun Day.
A great way to reduce emissions, keep fit and still get to uni on time. Want to check out our club?
MJ's green thumbs have been turning pavement into paradise.
In conjunction with Go Get Car share and Randwick Council, we have set up a car program.
We decided that our noisy polluting lawn mower just wasn't in keeping with our Project Green Church mission so we got an eco mower to use for ourselves and share with our community.
Looking at ways we could conserve energy and save money, we installed two solar hot water systems on the rooves of our student accommodation.
We have recently joined the Sydney Energy Cooperative.
For the 2007 Coogee Beach Clean up Australia Day we were invited to set up a stall at the beach and spread the good news of Project Green Church.
Some of our future plans include solar panels, and interfaith and ecumenical work.
The media has been very supportive of Project Green Church.
We have done it so why can’t you? Check out this link to learn some useful tips for making your church sustainable.
We're keen to hear about your experiences in working to green your church and your community.
About Project Green Church.
We have made a range of improvements to our buildings to reduce our water usage.
Reducing our electricity use and using renewable energy is key to reducing the carbon footprint associated with our church.
Sharing possessions is one way that we can reduce our use of material resources. In sharing our possessions, we also work together and build up our community.
We have run a variety of events, to build connections with and reach out to our broader community.
Resources for people interested in greening their church.