The community garden is a place for all community members to participate, learn, interact, and benefit from freshly grown fruits and vegetables.
Randolph Street Community Garden
creation care
Union Bridge Church of the Brethren
The Plot of Hope exists to grow fresh, healthy food for our neighbors, care for God’s creation, and extend the love of Jesus beyond our church walls
Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren
Green Team at Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren has worked to create beds of native plants
Washington City Church of the Brethren
Washington City Church of the Brethren installed solar panels on their roof to make the church building more sustainable
Creekside Church of the Brethren
A memorial bequest by a member who loved bees provided Creekside Church of the Brethren the funds to begin beekeeping
Food as part of creation care
It’s a good time to consider food as part of creation care and learn how to make our food systems more sustainable.
Seeking Renewal of the Environmental Movement this Spring: 9 Actions to take for Earth Day
Actions we can take to advocate for the environment at the local and national level and as a congregation.
Energy Stewardship Is More Critical Than Ever
Making buildings more energy efficient lets congregations better steward their energy resources and free up funds for ministry elsewhere
A ‘Green’ War Machine Is Still a War Machine: The U.S. Military’s Environmental Blind Spot
Some mind-blowing numbers: U.S. military emissions are, in any year, larger than the emissions of many countries
Common (non)sense: A Fight Against Time
By Cornelius Raff, Associate and BVS volunteer at the Office of Peacebuilding and Policy You don’t have to be very interested or invested in politics to come across phrases like “common sense bill” or hear an elected official say “it’s common sense that this policy will help the American people in this or that way”,
