Climate Emergency Committee

Formed after the adoption of the Lamoni Heartland Mission Center (LHMC) Fall 2023 Conference resolution LHMC Response to Climate Emergency, the Climate Emergency Committee works to suggest options for the mission center to reduce its climate footprint. All are welcome to join the committee! Reach out via the Contact Page for meeting minutes, information on committee activities, or to get involved.

A green sprout coming out of the dark ground. Image is royalty-free from Pixabay.

Recent News

  • The Climate Emergency Committee visited the Andover and Bloomington congregations this fall. The committee planned and facilitated the service at both congregations and member Evelyn Conrad led an adult class at Bloomington on plastics. Part of the class was dedicated to watching a clip of this PBS documentary, The Plastic Problem.
  • In November, the committee presented on its activities at Mission Center Conference. The committee announced that it hopes to focus its efforts in 2025 on education, getting people outdoors to appreciate creation, carpooling initiatives and finding funds for sustainability initiatives within congregations.
  • The committee is also in the planning stages of events for 2025 which will include quarterly get-togethers in nature. Be on the lookout for future events!

Older News

Summer 2024:

  • Over the summer, World Church posted several episodes from the Climate Brewing series of the Project Zion podcast. You can see episodes from this series here.
  • This year’s family camp hosted by LHMC was a hit! With themes on environmentalism, sacredness of creation, and climate change, participants explored new ideas and aspects of their faith. You can find the adult and youth lesson materials here and view photos from the camp on the LHMC Facebook group page here.
  • The Climate Emergency Committee surveyed congregations in the mission center on activities that factor into carbon footprints in late spring/early summer 2024. Responses from the survey were shared on the LHMC Facebook group page and in the weekly newsletter. Click here to view the results of the survey.

Spring 2024:

  • Several pages of the March/April 2024 Community of Christ Herald magazine are dedicated to Earth Day resources and activities, including excerpts from an Earth Stewardship Lesson from Herald House and reflections from the 2023 Redwoods Peace Colloquy hosted by San Jose Community of Christ.
  • A list of local Earth Day activities unaffiliated with Community of Christ was posted on the LHMC Facebook group page in early April. Visit the group page here.
  • LHMC will host a family camp in June 2024 with a theme on climate change. We hope you join us!