GCC’s Green Team engages the congregation in ways to be more environmentally friendly and increase our stewardship of our God-given resources. Our church’s rain garden, funded by a County program, was completed and dedicated in May 2019. It is a beautiful asset to our grounds and functions to slow and filter storm water runoff.
Together with the rain cistern, also funded by a grant, it helps to conserve and manage water on our church grounds, and part of our stewardship is to maintain these water-capturing assets.
On the right: Carol Griffith, Lester Tanner, and Jane Young of the Green Team with Iberia Miles of the County Clean Water Initiative and Jodi Rose, leader of the Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake.
Other ongoing projects include composting and recycling. In the future, we hope to seek certification as a Sacred Grounds community through the National Wildlife Federation.
The church is currently closed for in-person worship due to the coronavirus pandemic.