Plastic pollution now contaminates the deepest trenches in the ocean, the highest mountain peaks, and even the air we breathe. Microplastics have been found in human blood, lungs, breast milk and placentas.  Plastic has entered the food chain, killing wildlife, and causing the average person to eat tens of thousands of microplastic particles every year. [...]

Join us for a screening and discussion of The Letter, a gorgeously filmed story featuring scenes from around the world that puts a human face on climate change. The Letter tells the story of the Laudato Si’ encyclical letter by Pope Francis through the eyes of frontline leaders battling the ecological crisis across continents. A [...]

Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2023 is Interconnection. Lisa Reznicek, Outdoor Education Specialist, Texas Outdoor Family Program, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Life’s Better Outside – Your Texas State Park Join Lisa Reznicek of the Texas Parks & Wildlife [...]

Photo from a past Summer Creation Education event Summer Creation Education Sundays, August 13 – 27, 9:30 a.m. Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church 2353 Rice Blvd., Room 204 Houston, TX 77005 Calling all kids, and interested adults, to join us on Sunday mornings in August to learn about God’s Good Creation! Each program is [...]

Stories of Hope Amid Ecological Crisis – Virtual Lecture Series Tues., Aug. 15, Thurs., Aug. 17, Tues., Aug. 22, & Thurs., Aug.  24, at 6 p.m. central and Sun., Aug. 20, 2 p.m. central, online It’s easy to feel despondent with daily reports of ecological crisis in the news – from wildfires, to droughts, to [...]

Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2023 is Interconnection. Robert E. Mace, Ph.D., P.G., The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Texas State University Climate-Water Interconnection: What It Is & What It Means [...]

Wednesday, September 6 – October 4, 6 p.m., online Our children's and grandchildren's generation will face a different world, one affected by climate instability, mass uncertainty, and breathtaking extinction. From this vantage point--two generations across two geological epochs facing a fundamentally changing planet--Larry Rasmussen writes to his grandchildren. As a grandfather invested in a green [...]

Interfaith group presents the Walk on Earth Gently multifaith statement Thursdays, September 7 – November 20 (except Thanksgiving), 6 p.m. central, online Scientists tell us that we must reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030. That may seem like a very high hurdle. But, it translates to only a 7%/year reduction, starting now. [...]

Think there is no solution to climate change?  Nothing could be farther from the truth.  Climate Solutions 101 is the world’s first major educational effort focused solely on solutions. Rather than rehashing well-known climate challenges, these materials from Project Drawdown concentrate on game-changing climate action based on rigorous scientific research and analysis. This course, presented [...]

You are invited to a rain barrel workshop. Join us on Sunday, September 17 to learn about the benefits of rain barrels, get one for your home/house of worship and learn how to install it on your property. Rain barrels not only conserve water, a precious natural resource, they also help to keep water clean [...]