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Environmental Justice Ministry

The Environmental Justice Ministry formed in 2019, and has been an active part of UCC Longmont's mission ever since. Below you'll find resources and inspiration from the team. If you're interested in being part of the good work, contact Rev. Amelia or the church office to get connected with a member of the team. 

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Creation Justice Church Covenant

Although care for creation has been a value here at UCC Longmont, the church formally became a Creation Justice Church in 2023. This designation is given by the national office of the United Church of Christ. It includes demonstrating a commitment to earth care, as well as writing and approving a Creation Justice Covenant. UCC. You can read the full text of ours here.

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How We Built Our Community Garden!

Are you a church or organization thinking about building a community garden? Our Environmental Justice Ministry Team has created a brochure with information about how we built ours, and guidance for thinking through your project. We hope it's helpful, and that your garden is as much of a blessing to you as ours has been for us! Click here to see and download the brochure. 

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EJM Articles

Periodically the Environmental Justice Ministry will release an update of current projects, plans and general inspiration for developing a more balanced and environmentally friendly society. Take a look at the articles written by members of the ministry. 

 

 

​Looking for something to read these winter days spending more time at home? Want to learn more about how you can be a part of the environmental justice movement? Here are some good titles from our church library for you! 

 

  • Go Green $ave Green - filled with thousands of simple, easy-to-implement tips for greening  up your home, car, yard, workplace, neighborhood, and beyond. 

 

  • 50 Simple Things KIDS Can Do To Save the Earth - full of experiments, facts, and exciting things to do!  

 

  • Active Hope; How to Face the Mess We’re in Without Going Crazy by Joanna Macy - shows  us how to strengthen our capacity to face the challenges of our time, including Climate  Change, so we can respond with unexpected resilience and creative power. 

 

  • Laudato Si’; Our Care For Our Common Home - Encyclical letter by Pope Francis 


If you would like to check out any of these titles, e-mail the office to have them delivered to  your home.

 

  • January 2021 article by the Environmental Justice Ministry: On Saving the Birds

  • December 2020 article by Mary Mayer: Green Oatmeal?? (full text below)

 

While supporting your personal health by eating more whole grains, you can also take a small step to improve the health of our planet Earth by making whole grain oats your first choice. According to a recent report in the Union of Concerned Scientists magazine, oats are the most sustainably grown of the major grain crops in the U.S.  Those crops are oats, corn, and wheat. Of these major crops, covering hundreds of thousands of acres across our country, oat agriculture requires the least fertilizer and the lowest pesticide use for successful production. Whole grain oats are also reported to contain almost twice as much vegetable protein as either whole grain wheat or corn.  So, if you are helping to ‘green’ our planet by moving away from a meat diet, you can turn to oats for some of that extra protein you need and choosing organic foods as often as you can, helps those farmers who use that ‘green’,  sustainable farming method to be profitable and to continue in their efforts to achieve environmentally sustainable agriculture. So, green bread?  Green muffins? Yes! But whole grain organic oatmeal is the greenest of all!

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