UUCA Achieves Green Sanctuary Certification

At the 2008 Unitarian Universalist General Assembly, Sally Beth Shore (Student Minister) and Mary Alm (Board President 2007-09) were presented with the Green Sanctuary certificate for our church.

This is only the beginning...we will keep striving to promote sustainable practices, and environmental justice into our congregational community, our personal lives, and our wider communities.

Can you imagine a congregation committed to accepting responsibility for the earth, being intentional in the choices we make and collaborating together as we seek practical actions to living gently on the earth?

If you are searching for a congregation like this, then the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville is the choice for you.

1. Why a Green Sanctuary? [A1]
2. What is a Green Sanctuary? [A2]
3. How did we begin? [A3]
4. What is a Green Sanctuary certificate? [A4]
5. What about environmental justice? [A5]
6. How does the Green Sanctuary certification “fit in” with the mission of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville? [A6]
7. What are some operational procedures that indicate that we are “living gently” on the earth? [A7]
8. What community groups support environmental justice and activities for greening and other resources? [A8]
9. How could this certification impact individual decision making? [A9]
10. What did this congregation agree to do? [A10]
11. What about the future? [A11]

We continue to seek volunteers to help develop strategies for our church to operate in accordance with a respect for the interdependent web of all existence. If you are interested in helping, contact the Membership Coordinator membershipcoord@UUAsheville.org.