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Sylvania United Church of Christ, in Sylvania, OH, recently installed 6.4 Kw solar panels.
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Sharing Stories

Thank you for your patience as we develop this site in 2008. We will be posting photos and stories of many environmental projects in Ohio faith communities. If you would like to submit a description and photo of your community's work, please email them to: ghitzhusen@ohiostewards.org

If your congregation or community has received media attention for your efforts, please send links to any articles or videos, and we will add them to this site.

Some links to existing stories of Ohio congregations' environmental work:

Sylvania UCC (solar panels)

UU Fellowship of Wayne County (first LEED Gold certified place of worship in U.S.)

Marianist Environmental Education Center, Dayton (also profiled by NRPE)

First English Lutheran Church, Columbus (profiled by NRPE)

First Presbyterian Church, Wooster (Environmental Justice Ministry Team)

Ohio Interfaith Power and Light has 10 Covenant Congregations

Columbus Dispatch article (6-1-07) : Ohio religious groups combatting climate change

Model projects from around the country are profiled on the websites of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment, the National Council of Churches, and the Web of Creation.