UUCA Green Action

Green Action initiatives in every area of church life, from worship services, religious education and building upgrades to educational projects on reducing personal CO2 emissions and cooperation with other churches in political action - have led to our church being formally accredited as a “Green Sanctuary”* by the national Unitarian Universalist Association.

The Church’s Strategic Plan includes a “Green” goal, which includes actions to:

• Systematically apply a "Green Lens" to our decisions and actions**
• Make cost-effective, sustainable upgrades to our building and grounds

Green Action continues to grow in the number of participants and the number of activities. Our listserve has over 150 participants. On it we announce not only UUCA activities, but other events, volunteer opportunities, and issues of environmental concern locally, regionally, and nationally. To be informed of UUCA and area environmental issues, programs, projects, and volunteer opportunities, join Green Action’s e-mail group by contacting malawler0@gmail.com.

A good way to get involved is to attend the monthly Green Circle programs.

Green Circle

First Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

UUCA - Accredited Green Sanctuary

In a letter dated October 23, 2008, the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, Office of Congregational Stewardship Services formally recognized the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia, as an Accredited Green Sanctuary.

The letter stated:
“Your application makes it clear that you have educated yourselves about environmental issues and begun to incorporate those values into the way you live your faith. Your strong commitment to restore Earth and renew Spirit is well demonstrated by both the projects your congregation has engaged in as well as the recently adopted UUCA “Green Lens” Policy Resolution. By taking on this work and making it more visible, you are getting the congregation as a whole involved in "greening” efforts.”

"Seeing the world as an interconnected web challenges us to turn from self-serving individualism toward a relational sense of our selves in a global community and toward practices that help create economic structures designed to serve the common good."
— UU Statement of Conscience, 2003