Creation Care Grants

Creation Care Grants is sponsored by Wisconsin Conference United Church of Christ. Supports projects focused on environmental stewardship and sustainability within congregations.

Creation Care Grants | Wisconsin Conference UCC Kairos Call to Action Creation Care Grants Apply for your church today! The Wisconsin Conference Creation Care Team has helped 31 congregations in 25 communities with 40 different Kairos Call to Action grants for incentive and assistance in local sustainability efforts since 2020 .

These Kairos Call to Action Creation Care Grants have helped our congregations… remove invasive species and high maintenance lawns, plant native flowers and grasses for biodiversity, wildlife benefits and stormwater treatment, install solar panels for clean energy, develop worship services and hold special creation care events, update lighting and heating systems, expand recycling options for the community, and raise local awareness of the urgent need to protect our earthly home.

These projects reflect significant changes for their congregations and the communities in which they witness, and we celebrate them.

Now that we have reached the midpoint of the Kairos Call to Action decade, and given that our national political leadership has turned away from responsible environmental stewardship, we want to encourage our congregations to consider ever more serious projects that will “make a difference” and “turn up the heat on turning down the heat” of global climate change.

When we have done all that we can in our churches and homes to reduce our carbon footprint, how might we further extend our public witness and advocacy for the earth in ways that address the “fierce urgency of now. ” Grant awards for eligible projects will be made (up to $1000) as long as our current allotment from the Conference’s Catalyst Fund and other sources last.

Congregations who receive grants will be assigned a member of the Creation Care Team for advice and support through the duration of the project and will be asked to make progress reports along the way. These should include photographs, descriptions of what is happening, a narrative of how the project is impacting the congregation, who was involved in the project and any insights and advice that could be shared with other congregations.

These will be shared in the Kairos Newsletter or Wisconsin Conference Life. To apply for a grant, complete the application and return it to Lisa Hart at the Conference office. Future Kairos newsletters will provide details on newly funded projects, and the availability of remaining grant money.

Further criteria for a grant are attached to the application itself. Grant application – Word file