Cool Congregations Cohort
Date/Time
1/26/2026
2/23/2026
3/23/2026
4/27/2026
5/25/2026
6/22/2026
7/27/2026
8/24/2026
9/28/2026
10/26/2026
11/23/2026
12/28/2026
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Central
2/23/2026
3/23/2026
4/27/2026
5/25/2026
6/22/2026
7/27/2026
8/24/2026
9/28/2026
10/26/2026
11/23/2026
12/28/2026
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Central
Event Description
4 th Monday/month, 7 p.m. central, online
Starts January 26, 2026
Faith communities of all faith/spiritual traditions are invited to join the Cool Congregations Cohort in
2026. The cohort will meet monthly online throughout the year, and the facilitator will work with you to
accomplish two goals during the course of the year: (1) develop a plan to reduce your faith community’s
carbon footprint by 50% by 2030 (in line with goals sent by climate scientists) and (2) incorporate care
for the earth into all aspects of your faith community’s life. The cohort facilitator, who has decades of
experience in “greening” of faith communities, will give individualized attention to the 10 faith
communities that participate, helping them to discover ways to both reduce their carbon footprint and
renew their faith community’s commitment to care for the earth. Participating faith communities will
also learn from each other’s experiences and support each other throughout the program. This program
is organized by the Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston, a Houston affiliate of the Texas
chapter of Interfaith Power & Light, but is open to any faith community that would like to participate,
and is not restricted to Houston- nor Texas-based faith communities. Please register your faith
community at www.eventbrite.com at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1975020502489 (only one sign-
up per faith community, please). Contact the facilitator, Lisa Brenskelle, at gcs.lrc@gmail.com, with any
questions.
Starts January 26, 2026
Faith communities of all faith/spiritual traditions are invited to join the Cool Congregations Cohort in
2026. The cohort will meet monthly online throughout the year, and the facilitator will work with you to
accomplish two goals during the course of the year: (1) develop a plan to reduce your faith community’s
carbon footprint by 50% by 2030 (in line with goals sent by climate scientists) and (2) incorporate care
for the earth into all aspects of your faith community’s life. The cohort facilitator, who has decades of
experience in “greening” of faith communities, will give individualized attention to the 10 faith
communities that participate, helping them to discover ways to both reduce their carbon footprint and
renew their faith community’s commitment to care for the earth. Participating faith communities will
also learn from each other’s experiences and support each other throughout the program. This program
is organized by the Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston, a Houston affiliate of the Texas
chapter of Interfaith Power & Light, but is open to any faith community that would like to participate,
and is not restricted to Houston- nor Texas-based faith communities. Please register your faith
community at www.eventbrite.com at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1975020502489 (only one sign-
up per faith community, please). Contact the facilitator, Lisa Brenskelle, at gcs.lrc@gmail.com, with any
questions.
Location
UNITED STATES
Outlook/vCalendar/Google
Click on the icon next to the date(s) to add to your calendar:
| 1/26/2026 |    | |
| 2/23/2026 | | |
| 3/23/2026 | | |
| 4/27/2026 | | |
| 5/25/2026 | | |
| 6/22/2026 | | |
| 7/27/2026 | | |
| 8/24/2026 | | |
| 9/28/2026 | | |
| 10/26/2026 | | |
| 11/23/2026 | | |
| 12/28/2026 | |
Email Reminder