CREATION CARE
Maple Springs is honored to be the 7th church in the Western Conference to earn "The Green Church Award" by Bishop Carter on behalf of the Western North Carolina Conference Creation Care Ministry for performing covenantal acts of creation caring (eco friendly) actions in the areas of worship, discipleship, mission, stewardship, and evangelism.
CREATION CARE MINISTRY
The Creation Care Ministry at Maple Springs is about growing an attitude of caring for God’s awesome Creation, and then translating that attitude of caring into intentional acts of caring and justice. Through these acts, we are witnessing our love of God to others – showing in a very visible way that we value what God gave us, enough to take care of it!
Psalm 24:1-2…The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
Intentional Acts of Caring and Justice
Would you like to dial back on waste through our Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! Rejoice! program, grow a pollinator garden, make your yard wildlife friendly, clean up roadways and stream sides around our community, become more energy efficient, convert to renewable energy, eat in a more healthful and creation-friendly way, grow an organic community garden to help feed the hungry, plant trees in our community or at home, use less paper to save trees, begin composting, use less water, help provide safe drinking water for those without access, live more sustainably, buy more sustainably, learn more about living sustainably, advocate for programs to promote creation, climate, and environmental/racial justice? If you are interested in bringing your ideas and passions to Creation Care Ministries, please contact UMC EarthKeeper Kim Richmond at kjrichholder@gmail.com.
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Come and visit our Pollinator and Prayer Garden located outside beside our Sanctuary near the crosses.
"The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take of it." -Genesis 2:15
IN THE GARDEN...
BREAKING GROUND (3/14/2025)
FAITH MEETS SOLAR
Maple Springs is excited to share our solar energy system with you! Visit our solar kiosk website to see how much clean energy our panels are producing in real time and explore the positive environmental impact we are making together, from reducing carbon emissions to caring for God's creation.