Faith in Action

Green Team

FUMCAH educates and empowers our congregation to implement greener practices in their lives and work. We also Annual events include the Winter Farmer’s Market, Earth Day Worship and Celebration, and the Faith in Place Green Team Summit.  We partner with Faith in Place to work for ecological justice on a local level,

Solar Panels

FUMCAH’s commitment to care for the earth and the health and well-being of today’s children and future generations led us to install solar panels in 2017. We are glad that our church can be an example to our congregation and community by producing, distributing and consuming renewable energy. 

  • The panels are expected to produce about 24,480 kWh per year in net savings to the church.

  • The average dollar savings is about $3,105 per year or $46,575 over 15 years.

  • The panels will generate about 10.6% of our energy consumption per year.

  • The panels are warranted for 25 years and require very little maintenance.

  • The projected payback is about 15 years based on current information available regarding the cost of electricity and projected increases over the next several years. 

 Check out the actual performance of our solar panels by clicking on the link below.

Get Involved.

If you are interested in caring for God’s creation, improving our recycling efforts, reducing waste, and improving energy efficiency, we would love to hear from you. If you have ideas about ways the church could be more “green,” we want your suggestions. For more information about “greening” FUMCAH, please contact Stephanie Sutton at stephanie.c.sutton@gmail.com, or Tracey Ruder at TLR_BUNT@hotmail.com. You can also read more about tips for a green church by following the links below.

Everyday Green Tips

Refuse disposable plastic whenever and wherever possible.

  • Choose items that are not packaged in plastic.

  • Use a reusable water bottle and refill it.

  • Carry your own bags, containers, and utensils.

    • Use your own bags wherever you shop.

    • Bring your own reusable container to restaurants.

    • Eat using a fork from home and skip plastic ones.

  • Use personal care products without plastic microbeads that end up in our waterways.

  • Say “no straw, please”

Reuse durable, non-toxic straws, utensils, to-go containers, bottles, bags, and everyday items.

  • Choose glass, paper, stainless steel, wood, ceramic and bamboo over plastic.

Reduce your plastic footprint.

  • Cut down on your consumption of goods that contain excessive plastic packaging and parts.

Recycle what you can’t refuse, reduce or reuse.

Pay attention to the entire life cycle of items you bring into your life, from source to manufacturing to distribution to disposal.