Faith Perspectives Panel: Faithful Conversations on Environmental Concerns – Online

Sunday, Jan. 14, 3 p.m. central, online It can be difficult to know how to broach environmental topics within a faith community. The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites you to hear multiple faith perspectives on the topic of having faithful conversations on environmental concerns.  A panel of speakers of a variety of faith backgrounds [...]

Climate Solutions 101 – Online

Mondays, January 15 – February 19, 6 p.m. central, online Think there is no solution to climate change? Nothing could be farther from the truth. Effective climate solutions are available now! Climate Solutions 101 is the world’s first major educational effort focused solely on climate solutions. Rather than rehashing well-known climate challenges, these materials from [...]

Cool Congregations Cohort – Online

Cool Congregations Cohort 3rd Monday/month, 7 p.m. central, online Starts January 15, 2024 Faith communities of all faith/spiritual traditions are invited to join the Cool Congregations Cohort in 2024. The cohort will meet monthly online throughout the year, and the facilitator will work with you to accomplish two goals during the course of the year: [...]

The Path of Hope: A Study on Climate Action for Faith Communities – Online

Wednesdays, January 17 – February 7, 6 p.m. central, online You are invited to join an online discussion series built around 15-minute videos featuring interviews with US faith leaders, representatives of climate-impacted communities from the global South, and presentations by UN officials and other experts. The videos walk viewers through four key climate policy issues [...]

Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation Continue…Online

Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2024 is Restoration, Renewal & Regeneration. Professor Melissa Suter, Baylor College of Medicine Environmental Exposures in Pregnancy: Implications for the Placenta & Fetus Sunday, January 28, 6 p.m. central, online Join Professor Melissa Suter [...]

Reducing Plastic Waste: The Role of Faith Communities – Online

Luke Metzger, Executive Director, Environment Texas Reducing Plastic Waste: The Role of Faith Communities Sunday, February 4, 2 p.m. central, online America's plastic problem has gotten way out of hand. Most of us diligently recycle, take reusable bags with us when we shop, and look for new ways to stop using so much single use [...]

EcoActivist Testament Book Discussion Group – Online

EcoActivist Testament Book Discussion Group Wednesdays, February 21 – March 20, 6 p.m. central, online EcoActivist Testament is H. Paul Santmire’s latest book, published in 2022.  In it, the eminent Christian ecojustice activist and ecological theologian draws on his more than fifty years of responding to the ecological and social justice challenges of our era [...]

Beach Clean-Up

Beach Clean-Up Sunday, Feb. 25, 2 – 4 p.m. Surfside Beach Highway 332 at Surf Drive Village of Surfside Beach, Texas 77541 Calling people of all faiths, or no faith at all, to care for our common home in a beach clean-up in Surfside! We will remove trash polluting a shoreline at Surfside Beach, helping [...]

Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation Continue…Online

Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2024 is Restoration, Renewal & Regeneration. Jeff Sargent, Development Director, Native Prairies Association of Texas Grassland Restoration in Texas – Making Old Things New Again Join Jeff Sargent of the Native Prairies Association of [...]

Pocket Prairies for Faith Communities – Online

Jaime Gonzalez, Prairie Expert Beth Clark Landscape Architect PLA, ASLA, LEED AP What is a pocket prairie and why would you want one at your faith community? If your faith community is maintaining lawn that it does not use, join us online to learn about pocket prairies, their benefits, and how to create one. Jaime [...]