News from CCA & our Covenant Partners

From left to right: Mary Alice Lodico, Rev. Joslyn Schaefer, and Music Director Ginny Moe pack up the donated choir robes.

Church Choir Robes become Fabric of Environmental Effort

January 8, 2024

This blog was submitted by our Covenant Partner congregation, Grace Episcopal Church in the Mountains. Read below to learn about how the old church choir robes became a part of…

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Solar Panels Installed at FPC Asheville

December 9, 2023

This blog boat was submitted by our covenant partner congregation, First Presbyterian Church Asheville! Learn more about their journey to solar below. The Creator is all-powerful, as demonstrated in the…

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Announcing the 2024 Winter Symposium

October 20, 2023

The theme of our 2024 Creation Care Alliance Symposium is “Sacred Symbiosis: Relationships for Eco-Justice.” Our presentations, workshops, and conversations will explore the relationships needed to build and nurture justice…

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Trinity UMC Increases LED Lighting, Funded by CCA Grant

June 7, 2023

Trinity United Methodist Church in West Asheville recently updated their six Sanctuary chandeliers (with six bulbs each) to LED dimmable bulbs. “It was a huge labor of love that will not only save money but serve Trinity and creation for years to come! Thank you, CCA!”

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CCA Covenant Partner Congregation Wins Sacred Grounds Award

March 31, 2023

Congratulations to CCA Covenant Partner Congregation, Grace Episcopal Church In The Mountains in Waynesville. Interfaith Power and Light honored their garden with a Sacred Grounds Award. When you learn about all that the…

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Lamenting & Doing Good: Lessons from Jeremiah for Confronting Ecological Crisis

September 13, 2022

This sermon was offered by CCA director, Sarah Ogletree, on Sunday, September 11th, at St. Mary in the Hills Episcopal Church in Blowing Rock. The lectionary passage for the day…

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