Serving Christ and the Community since 1731
TEACH. LEARN. GROW.
We are committed to always enhancing our knowledge,
to sharing what we have learned,
to never stop growing.
Dave Baldauf: Caring for Creation
We strive to teach good environmental practices through events and programs
that lead to more sustainable mindsets and lives.
Our goal is to help protect and cherish all that God has created.
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SOLAR ENERGY FOR THE CHURCH
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Hallelujah! The church began lighting with solar energy in March of 2020!
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The Caring for Creation Committee was instrumental in signing up the church
for Community Solar, wherein we receive our electricity from solar panels
in a remote installation provided by the Nexamp Corporation.
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This is achieved at no cost to the church,
with the power provided via the usual Central Hudson channel.
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Using solar panels to generate our electricity eliminates the need
for Central Hudson to burn fossil fuel, which disperses carbon dioxide into the atmosphere --
a key contributor to climate change.
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Signing up through the Community Solar program encourages companies
to invest in more solar arrays, which other homes and businesses could utilize.
It is a model of what our congregants could do as well for their homes.​
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HEROD THE GREAT AND THE POLITICS THAT DIVIDE US
An enlightening lecture series from Dr. Bruce Chilton of Bard College
Part 1: How Rome Made Herod into the King of the Jews
Part 2: Slaughter of the Innocents
Part 3: Roman Power Politics and Why Herod's Son Antipas Sought to Execute Two Jewish Teachers - John the Baptist and Jesus
Click here for the accompanying handout.
Part 4: The Roman Trial of Saint Paul and
How Herod's Great-Grandson Agrippa
Tried to Save His Life
Click here for the accompanying handout.
Part 5: The Jewish Empress in Waiting
The Little-Known Story
of Herod’s Great-Granddaughter Bereniké
WOMEN OF FAITH
An important lecture series from Dr. Bruce Chilton of Bard College
Part 1: The Biblical Period
Miriam, the sister of Moses
Mary Magdalene
Part 3: The Early Modern Period
Francesa Sarah of Safed
Theresa of Avila
Part 2: The Medieval Period
Hildegaard of Bingen
Inés Esteban
Part 4: The Twentieth Century
Eleanor Roosevelt
Trude Weiss-Rosmarin
LIBERATION THEOLOGY
Dr. Bruce Chilton of Bard College offers a four-part series on Liberation Theology
Part 2:
Crucifixion, Resurrection, and the Power of Liberation
Click here for the accompanying handout.
Click here for the accompanying handout.
Part 3:
FDR'S Vision for Liberation
with special guest Paul Sparrow
FDR Presidential Library & Museum
Paul Sparrow is the Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, which is part of the National Archives. Before moving to the FDR Library, he was the Deputy Director and Senior Vice President for Broadcasting and New Media at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. He was a founding partner in the University of Maryland’s Future of Information Alliance, and a pioneer in interactive digital media. Prior to his work at the Newseum, Sparrow was an Emmy-Award winning television producer. He began his television career at KPIX, the CBS affiliate in San Francisco.
Part 4:
Practical Liberation
Jim Leyritz:
Going All In
Reverend Doctor Leonard Sweet
PENTECOST
Dr. Bruce Chilton of Bard College offers a four-part series on Pentecost​
RESURRECTION LOGIC
Dr. Bruce Chilton of Bard College offers a series of video lectures on the resurrection
PRAYING WITH JESUS
Dr. Bruce Chilton of Bard College
offers a two-part series on the Lord's Prayer.​