Stories of Sustainability

Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church: Worship and Celebration

Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church in Pennsylvania embodies sustainable living through its congregational life and worship. The congregation focuses on faithful living in God’s creation through almost monthly sermons and the church celebrates special festivals every few months, such as the Feast of St. Francis, Earth Day Sunday, and Covenant with Noah Sunday.  The church has helped an indigenous community in the Philippines to buy land in order to become self-sufficient.  At home, the church purchases all renewable energy from the local utility for its operations, recycles electronics in additional to traditional recycling efforts, and serves fair-trade, organic coffee at church functions. Finally, a program of the church publishes an eco-justice bulletin insert series, which is distributed to churches across the country.

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