Spring 2024 The COS grounds are flourishing! Our native plants are growing rapidly and look lovely, but they need a...
Creation Care Team 
Posts and updates from the COS Creation Care Team
Adopt-A-Garden • 2024 • Church of the Servant
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Adopt-A-Garden • 2024 • Church of the Servant
Luminous Screening and Discussion – At Calvin University
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Luminous Screening and Discussion – At Calvin University
Luminous screening and discussion sponsored by COS on March 29. The study of celestial objects has always been revealing and...
GPS: Green Burial
This week’s GPS (God’s People Seeking) presentation comes from the Church of the Servant Creation Care Team who introduce Peter...
Earth Friendly Habits – Cleaning
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Earth Friendly Habits – Cleaning
This week’s sustainability tip is about cleaning. There are several ways to cut back on waste when it comes to...
Earth Friendly Habits – Sustainable Outdoors
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Earth Friendly Habits – Sustainable Outdoors
From the COS Creation Care Team: Summer is nearly here! And that means camping season is upon us. This week’s...
Earth-Friendly Habits – Water
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Earth-Friendly Habits – Water
As we head into summer, we need to think about hydration and how we use plastic. Each year, United States...
Earth Friendly Habits – Shade Grown Coffee
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Earth Friendly Habits – Shade Grown Coffee
Another habit from the COS Creation Care Team: What’s the big deal about shade grown coffee? According to Scientific American,...
Tree Planting at COS
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Tree Planting at COS
On April 24, many volunteers came out to several different sites in Grand Rapids, including Church of the Servant, to...
Earth Friendly Habits – Feminine Hygiene Products
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Earth Friendly Habits – Feminine Hygiene Products
From Jessica LeFebre, member of the Creation Care Team at COS: This week’s sustainability tip is an important one for...
Earth Friendly Habits – Catalogs
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Earth Friendly Habits – Catalogs
Another earth-friendly habit to think about this week. If you receive too many catalogs, including some that you never requested...
Earth Friendly Habits – Laundry
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Earth Friendly Habits – Laundry
Let’s talk about laundry and the use of plastics. Before plastic was regularly produced, laundry soap was provided as flakes...
Earth Friendly Habits – Toilet Paper
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Earth Friendly Habits – Toilet Paper
Another sustainability tip to consider this week. Let’s talk about something we use daily….toilet paper. Roughly 27,000 trees are cut...