Communities of faith and spiritual practice all across Minnesota are making a difference with actions big or small, one-time or ongoing. Inspire others by submitting your community's success story!
One Minnesotan’s commitment to decarbonization
When Lee Schaefer retired after 30 years of serving as an Episcopal priest, he decided to dedicate his time and resources to environmental justice. “What’s influenced me to get involved,…
Indigenous Rights & Climate Justice: A Jewish Opportunity to Rise & Repair
Last week, we partnered with Mount Zion, Temple Israel of Minneapolis, Jewish Community Action, and Rise & Repair to talk about how Jewish communities can support Indigenous rights and climate…
Weaving plastic into gold
Story and art by MNIPL Intern Maddie Lenius Last winter, Trudy Dunham, a Ramsey County Recycling Ambassador, heard about a request to make sleeping mats out of recycled plastic bags…
Unity Church Unitarian Engages in Truthful Healing
Story and art by MNIPL Intern Maddie Lenius Unity Church Unitarian in St. Paul has a long history of social justice work. The congregation has many community outreach ministry teams…
Minnesota Congregations Go Solar
Story and art by MNIPL Intern Maddie Lenius In 2019, Tim Abrahamson and Stewart Herman began advocating for their Minneapolis church, University Lutheran Church of Hope, to consider installing solar…
Clark-Grace UCC Organized Earth Day Expo Thanks to Grant
Submitted by Clark-Grace UCC in South Saint Paul. In 2022, Clark-Grace UCC received a CERTS (Clean Energy Resource Teams) seed grant to organize an Earth Day Environmental Expo. During the family-friendly event,…
Helping nature reclaim its place in St. Paul
Submitted by Unity Church-Unitarian in St. Paul. Our story starts with an observation of a bee. Not just any bee, but a bumblebee, a rusty-patched bumblebee. When Kathy found this bee along…
Canopy Connectors plant trees and build neighborhood connections
Submitted by Unity Church-Unitarian in St. Paul. In March 2021, Rennie Gaither, an Americorps Community Forestry Corps volunteer with Frogtown Green, gave a presentation to members of Unity Church-Unitarian about…
