The electronic waste (e-waste) recycling program, operated by Creation Care's John Dane and John Young, is a booming success. Simply said, e-waste is any inoperative or obsolete electronic or electrical device or appliance. Any church member or nearby community resident is welcome to leave e-waste at the drop-off enclosure located at the north end of the church parking lot just east of the Labyrinth. RecycleForce, a local Indianapolis company, picks up and processes the e-waste at their facility to retrieve valuable components for reuse. Last year, 19 tons of e-waste was recycled through our operation. According to John Dane, we are on track to have processed 20 tons of e-waste in 2025.

Please contact John Dane at johnhdane1@gmail.com if you have questions about our e-waste recycling operation.

In case you have not heard, St. Luke's Board of Trustees and St. Luke's Governing Board have approved a Carbon Neutrality 2050 Strategic Plan. This plan is intended to facilitate St. Luke's UMC in achieving the Carbon Net Zero 2050 goal approved by the UMC General Conference in 2024 for implementation by all members and churches of the UMC. The ultimate goal of these plans and goals is to eliminate over time all carbon emissions from the UMC's operations. For St. Luke's, this primarily means eliminating carbon emissions from our use of electricity and combustion of natural gas in HVAC equipment over the next 25 years. More explanation regarding this important endeavor will be provided in future newsletters.

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