Creation Care Partners

1. RECRUIT GRANTEES / OUTREACH TO CONGREGATIONS. OBJECTIVES: Award solar and/or energy conservation grants to 17 to 24 prominent diverse churches across Indiana. (Grants are tied to commitments to deep energy conservation in houses of worship and households.) Engage as many of Indiana's 22 synagogues in similar creation care action as possible. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Greatly revised and simplified grant application process. Continued outreach to clergy and large churches that might be interested or help with recruitment. Provided support to potential applicant. Approved applicant.

3. PROMOTE, ORGANIZE AND CONDUCT WORKSHOPS / SECURE MEDIA COVERAGE. Objective: Through workshops and media coverage, motivate many other congregations to follow the lead of the grantees and other congregations that have modeled deep energy conservation and renewable energy. Activities: Congregations are not yet at point to undertake and serve as models for these workshops.

2. SUPPORT GRANTEES AND OTHER CONGREGATIONS TO INSTALL GRANT-FUNDED SOLAR PANELS / ENERGY CONSERVATION AND TO DEEPLY REDUCE ENERGY USE IN HOUSES OF WORSHIP AND MEMBERS' HOMES: OBJECTIVES: Oversee grant-funded energy conservation measures and solar installations. Develop and provide tools, resources, and technical and peer support to evangelical churches and synagogues to motivate and equip them to undertake deep energy conservation and to switch to renewables in their houses of worship and members' homes. ACTIVITIES: Refined monthly training program to support 12 monthly actions sheets the 33 most impactful measures a household can take to reduce its energy footprint - with a combined impact of an approximately 30% to 50% reduction.