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  • C3 Team
Cheaper, Cleaner Power Is Here

For generations, we have depended on coal, oil, and natural gas to heat our homes, transport us, and run our machines. But the economics of energy are changing rapidly. Today, electricity from the sun and wind can cost substantially less than electricity from fossil fuels.

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  • C3 Team
Triangle Park Is Now a “Homegrown National Park”

Our Central Cares for Creation (C3) Team, in conjunction with the non-profit Friends of Triangle Park, has been rejuvenating a 3,000 square foot pollinator garden in Triangle Park. To commemorate this effort, Triangle Park is now listed as a “Homegrown National Park.”

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  • C3 Team
The HERC: A C3 Team Message

Do you ever think about how much we take for granted? Take garbage, for instance. We throw garbage into a trash bag, put it in the container in our garage, and then put it out on the curb on pickup day. It’s gone!

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  • Rev. Melissa Pohlman
Open Eyes

Whether you have been a devout recycler for many decades, or the conversation about the climate crisis is new to you, we can say that in Genesis, God is pretty clear with humans as to what our role in the rest of the creation is to be.

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  • C3 Team
C3 Message: Communion Cups and Earth Month

Ever wonder what happens to our used communion cups? Since September 1, 2024, we’ve recycled 86.5 pounds of communion cups! That’s pretty great! By recycling our cups, we not only keep plastic out of the landfill, but also slow the production of more plastic.

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  • Brenda Blackhawk
C3 Team Study

The C3 Team is currently participating in a reading study together. 

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  • C3 Team
Regenerative Agriculture: It’s All About the Soil!

It is no coincidence Thanksgiving occurs around the end of the harvest season. Our beloved farmers have toiled since spring to produce a harvest to feed and nourish us. We thank God for their vocation and efforts.

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  • C3 Team
A Message from the C3 Team: Bat Week

Bats provide major ecological and economic benefits in Minnesota. They consume thousands of insects each night, including mosquitoes and crop-damaging beetles.

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  • C3 Team
Hope in the Heat: A Faithful Response to a Warming World

But as people of faith, we are not powerless. We are called to be stewards of creation and caretakers of one another.

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  • Brenda Blackhawk
C3 Team

The C3 Team leads Central as we work to align with our creation care values.

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