Creation Care

The Creation Care Team has finished the 2024 Climate Action Plan and are ready to share it with everyone! Modeled after the multi-year plan the congregation approved in January 2023, this plan is again structured around Earth Ministry/WAIPL’s Green Fields of Worship, Education, Buildings and Grounds, Community Engagement and Faithful Advocacy. As we all put […]

Some information…and an invitation WHAT’S THE BEEF?  by Janet Cruse, Creation Care Team of Peace Lutheran Church A few years ago, my family typically enjoyed an entrée of red meat several times a week.  Even though we still enjoy the flavor of beef, we now feel compelled to lean towards other sources of protein.  Why? […]

Saturday, October 14, 2023, 9:00am The Creation Care Team will be hosting a planting of pollinator-friendly plants on the Peace church grounds. We are planting a native pollinator garden, or two, at Peace on Sat., Oct. 14th starting at 9am. You can help create this important part of the Peace Pollinator Project by donating healthy […]

Some information…and an invitation                        How toxic are your clothes? By Marian Christjaener of the Creation Care Team of Peace Lutheran Church My family reminded me often that I was rather persnickety about what clothes I would wear even as a preschooler. They had to be non-itchy, and they had to feature the color black. One […]

Some Information … and an Invitation:  Throw away our Throwaway Culture! by John Fueger of the Creation Care Team at Peace Lutheran Church My wife has a subscription to a magazine titled Yes!, a nonprofit publication that focuses on solutions journalism. As time was fleeting to write this article, she offered me a copy of Yes! […]

Saturday, May 6th, 2023 1:00 pm at the West Seattle Nursery Come to the Peace Pollinator Project Seminar with native plants expert Kyle Henegar and learn how to use native pollinator plants at your house to support the birds, bees and beetles we need to make our landscapes thrive and feed us all. Bring friends! […]

The RainWise program hosting a Garden Celebration at Peace Lutheran Church! Come learn about RainWise and meet contractors  on April 22nd from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We are so excited for this event for our neighbors in Sunrise Heights, Westwood, Fauntleroy, and Arbor Heights! This event is produced by the RainWise Program and features garden experts […]

Sunday, February 26, 2023                 Noon – 1:30   Led by Reverend AC Churchill (they/them),         Executive Director of Earth Ministry/WAIPL   Hosted by PLC’s Creation Care Team  Chili Lunch provided by the Creation Care Team  Advocacy Basics This training will primarily cover the basics of advocacy: an […]

At its Annual Meeting on January 29, 2023, Peace congregation approved the Creation Care Team (CCT) Action Plan 2023-2029, to make Peace Lutheran carbon neutral by 2030.  You can find the actions planned for 2023 here: Peace Lutheran Church 2023 Climate Action Plan For the ultra adventurous and curious, you can find the whole five year plan […]

The Creation Care Team would love to have congregation members weigh in on how our budget dollars are allocated among three carbon offset projects: Reforestation via handmade cookstoves in Malawi, Africa, benefitting about 200,000 people by improving livelihood, preventing deforestation and reducing respiratory diseases, burns and greenhouse gas emissions (UN Project 9935) A solar power […]