Illinois Pilgrimage Opens Hearts and Minds
From June 25 to 28, members from the Northern Illinois, Illinois Great Rivers, and Wisconsin Conferences embarked on a spiritual pilgrimage organized by the NIC Committee on Religion…
Location: Arlington Heights: First UMC, 1903 E. Euclid Avenue, Arlington Heights
Sat., May 2, 9 a.m. to Noon
Arlington Heights: First UMC, 1903 E. Euclid Avenue, Arlington Heights
Cost: $10
Breakfast and snacks will be served
The summit is an opportunity to:
- Experience a creation care worship service
- Connect with other creation care advocates
- Learn about solar projects happening across the conference
- Meet and talk with vendors
- Join breakout sessions on practical ways churches can become more eco-friendly
Keynote Speaker: Grace Hubbard, Climate Care Coordinator, New England Annual Conference
Questions? Rev. Harriette Cross
Grace Hubbard
Grace Pugh Hubbard serves as Climate Care Coordinator for the New England UM Conference. She works closely with the Conference Creation Care Circle in three areas of engagement: Education and Eco-Spirituality, Energy Efficiency Opportunities, and Legislative Advocacy across the six states of New England. Grace brings to this work a heart for Creation Care and Environmental Justice after working years as an Artist Advocate for Social Justice. Grace and her husband Joel live in Essex, Vermont, and have four children and two grandchildren.