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Planting Seeds: Send a representative to attend Creation Care Alliance meetings
Suggested Practices and Examples for Implementation:
- Look at upcoming Creation Care Alliance meetings or events
- Attend meetings to allow for cross pollination of ideas, collaboration for initiatives, and mutual support for Creation care team members and leaders
Available Resources in Western North Carolina:
- Creation Care Alliance
- Contact Sarah Ogletree: sarah@creationcarealliance.org
- MountainTrue
- Contact Susan Bean: susan@mountaintrue.org
Local Faith Communities Currently Utilizing this Strategy:
- First Baptist Church, Asheville, NC
- Contact Marian Arledge: MarianSadler@gmail.com
- Contact Brenda Denton: BBelle2001@gmail.com
- Black Mountain Presbyterian Church, Black Mountain, NC
- Karen Austin atltreehugger@gmail.com
- Skyland United Methodist Church, Asheville, NC
- Contact Rev. Joy Moss: revjoy@bellsouth.net
- Jubilee Community Church, Asheville, NC
- Contact Chas Jansen: chas.jansen@mtsu.edu
- First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Black Mountain, NC
- Contact Rev. Bill Moore: revbillmoore74@gmail.com
Nurturing Growth: Deepen relationship with the Creation Care Alliance and explore a covenant partnership
Suggested Practices and Examples for Implementation:
- Send a representative from your congregation to a Creation Care Alliance workshop, meeting, book study, or training
- Invite the director or a representative from Creation Care Alliance to a congregational class, meal, or worship experience
- Contact Sarah Ogletree (sarah@creationcarealliance.org) to learn more about becoming a covenant partner
Available Resources in Western North Carolina:
- Creation Care Alliance
- MountainTrue
- Contact Susan Bean: susan@mountaintrue.org
Local Faith Communities Currently Utilizing this Strategy:
Creation Care Alliance is open to all people and faith communities in Western North Carolina. We have worked with over 70 local congregations on our various initiatives and events over the past six years, and several faith communities have chosen to be in partnership with us by signing our covenant. These congregations and faith partners are listed below:
- St. George’s Episcopal Church, Asheville, NC
- Contact Noel Schwartz: nschwrtz@aol.com
- Asheville Friends (Quaker), Asheville, NC
- Contact Patricia Johnson: pjohnsonpa@yahoo.com
- Swannanoa Valley Friends Meeting (Quaker)
- St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Boone, NC
- Contact Judith Phoenix: judithgphoenix@gmail.com
- First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Black Mountain, NC
- Contact Rev. Bill Moore: revbillmoore74@gmail.com
- Jubilee Community Church, Asheville, NC
- Contact Chas Jansen: chas.jansen@mtsu.edu
- New Hope Presbyterian Church, Asheville, NC
- Contact Rev. Kim Wells: pastornhpc@gmail.com
- Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Hendersonville, NC
- Contact Rev. Jim McKinley jmckinley@uuma.org
- Asheville Bahá’i Community, Asheville, NC
- Contact Mary Hill: mjhill74@gmail.com
- Piney Mountain United Methodist Church, Candler, NC
- Brooks-Howell Home, Asheville, NC
- Contact Doug Wingeier: dcwing@main.nc.us
- First Presbyterian Church, Hendersonville, NC
- Contact Rev. Kathryn Cameron Johnson: dkkwcam@gmail.com
- Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Asheville, NC
- Contact Sunita Patterson: sunitapatterson@gmail.com
- Grace Episcopal Church in the Mountains, Waynesville, NC
- Contact Susan Williams: swilliams330@bellsouth.net
- Contact Laura Armour: lauraarmour4567@gmail.com
- First United Methodist Church of Waynesville, Waynesville, NC
- Contact Rebecca Lile: rlile148@gmail.com
- The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Saluda, NC
- Trinity Presbyterian Church, Hendersonville, NC
- Contact Enrique Sanchez: enri13san@gmail.com
- The Congregational Church, UCC, Tryon, NC
- Contact Rev. Meghan Young: pastor@ucctryon.org
Deepening Roots: Establish ongoing collaboration with the Creation Care Alliance, including sharing space, wisdom and resources
Suggested Practices and Examples for Implementation:
- Offer to host a Creation Care Alliance workshop or meeting at your faith community
- Collaborate on a blog or offer written curriculum for the Creation Care Alliance
- Host a Creation care related book study that is open to the whole community
- Create an Eco Challenge team and share the results
Available Resources in Western North Carolina:
- Creation Care Alliance
- Contact Sarah Ogletree: sarah@creationcarealliance.org
- MountainTrue
- Contact Susan Bean: susan@mountaintrue.org
Local Faith Communities Currently Utilizing this Strategy:
- See the CCA Covenant Partners page
- First Baptist Church of Asheville
- Contact Marian Arledge: MarianSadler@gmail.com
- Contact Brenda Denton: BBelle2001@gmail.com
- Jubilee Community Church, Asheville, NC
- Contact Chas Jansen: chas.jansen@mtsu.edu