Gardening with Native Plants Event, May 12
The 2024 Takoma Park Presbyterian Church (TPPC) Native Plants and Gardening for Wildlife Celebration will be held Sunday, May 12, from 12:30-2:30 pm in front of the Church (corner of Tulip and Maple Aves). All welcome!
Environmental Legislative Briefing, February 4
The TPPC Green Team invites you to learn about environmental issues being considered in the Maryland General Assembly. Interfaith Power & Light and Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake will be hosting a virtual legislative briefing on Sunday, February 4th, from 2-3:30 pm.
Join the TPPC Polar Bear Plunge Team
Our annual Church Polar Bear Plunge team is forming up now in preparation for the February 10th dip in the Potomac River to fight climate change.
Photo by Blake Guidry on Unsplash.
Promoting native plants and rain gardens
The Native Plant Giveaway at TPPC on May 15, was a big success with 30 people pledging to sow native plants in their yards.
Upcoming Green Events at TPPC
Our church will participate in three events related to our local environment.
Cherishing Creation Overture Discussion, March 20
Join us for an Adult Education class on Sunday, March 20th, from 9:30-10:30 AM to learn more about the "Cherishing Creation" overture put forward by TPPC and what it calls us to do as individuals, a congregation, and a denomination.
2022 Lenten Creation Calendar is Here
The 2022 Lenten Creation Calendar is here, for Maryland, DC, and in Spanish.
Our Native Plant Garden
From spring through fall, you will find many species of wild trees, shrubs, flowers, and ferns growing in the Native Plant Garden here at Takoma Park Presbyterian Church. We grow native plants to support the web of life that surrounds and supports us, including mammals, birds, insects, and the plants themselves.
Video Link to Webinar on Native Plants
After worship on Sunday, March 21, TPPC hosted a special webinar about putting our faith values into action to care for creation. In the webinar, experts and friends talked about how to use native plants and rain gardens to help care for creation as part of our Sligo Creek Creation Care Project.
A video of this webinar is available.