The following was voted on and approved at our November 22, 2009 Annual Congregational Meeting:

A Green Sanctuary is a congregation that lives out its commitment to the Earth by creating a sustainable life style for its members as individuals and as a faith community.

By completing more than the minimum required activities in our Green Sanctuary Action Plan we have met the goals of the Green Sanctuary Program. Together as a congregation, we have:

Developed awareness of societal environmental issues within the congregation.

Generated commitment for personal life style changes.

Worked together in community on environmental issues.

Developed a connection between spiritual practice and environmental consciousness.

Developed awareness and helped to rectify environmental injustices.

Recognizing that the journey is a continuous, and sometimes difficult process, we pledge our willingness to continue to deepen our spiritual interconnectedness with all existence of which we are a part, to expand our knowledge of  environmental and environmental justice issues and to make environmentally appropriate choices in our actions and decisions in the future.

Therefore, we, the members of South Church, having met the requirements for becoming a Green Sanctuary, are ready to apply to become certified as a Green Sanctuary by the Unitarian Universalist Association.