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PRUMC's Green Team
Learn more about God’s expectations for us as stewards of the earth, as we take action around the PRUMC campus, the Buckhead community, and in our own neighborhoods and homes.   For information contact Leslie Watkins.
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Creation Care Ministry
The PRUMC Green Team would like to acknowledge the Great Day of Service Committee for responding to the call to be better stewards of God’s creation by switching from T-shirts to reusable, recyclable water bottles. Not only does used clothing make up 6% of landfill waste, but the impact of single use bottled water is astounding: 86% of single use water bottles (2 million used in the US every 5 minutes) end up in landfills instead of being recycled. The shift from T-shirts to reusable water bottles is one way PRUMC is going green. Be proud to use your PRUMC Great Day of Service reusable water bottle!

The Back 40 Organic Vegetable Garden
The PRUMC Green Team sponsors  a vegetable garden in our back lot, near the Boy Scout Hut.  So far we have installed 8 raised beds for the purpose of growing fresh, organic vegetables that will be donated to those in need.  If you want to get involved, please contact Leslie Watkins.

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Dillwood Farms & Peachtree Road
Pick Ups: Sundays, by 12:30 pm
Near Hall of Apostles
Dillwood Farms is a local, chemical-free vegetable farm owned by PRUMC member Doug Dillard. Our church is now an official partner and drop off site for their freshproduce! Order fresh, local organic vegetables at www.dillwoodfarms.com. and pick up at PRUMC! Items not picked up will go to the needy.
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PRUMC Featured in AJC - Caring for Our Planet
“As God’s children we are all called to care for the Earth,” said Watkins, director of the single adult and Creation Care ministries at the Buckhead area church formed in 1925. “It starts with Genesis and goes all the way through Scripture.” The team, which includes an environmental lawyer and energy consultant, was formed in 2009 to help Peachtree Road UMC become more energy efficient and environmentally responsible. Read full article here.
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PRUMC Named Congregation of the Year!
Congratulations to the PRUMC Green Team for winning the coveted GIPPY Award, “Congregation of the Year,” from Georgia Interfaith Power & Light! A tree has been planted by Trees Atlanta in honor of PRUMC. For more information about Georgia Interfaith Power & Light, visit them at their website, www.gipl.org.
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Stewardship-Sustainability Policy Passes at Administrative Board Meeting
To review a pdf of PRUMC's new sustainability policy, click here.
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