ECCG Network Deep Dives are opportunities for all interested to gather, learn, and connect around issues of Creation Care across multiple disciplines. Gatherings will take place most months on the second Thursday evening. You can find the registration link for each gathering by clicking the image or the link below it. To view previous recordings, visit our Deep Dive Archive page.
May Deep Dive: Faithful Solar
Solar Faithful brings technical expertise and client-friendly financing to simplify participation in a just, clean-energy transition for faith-based organizations. Our work prioritizes serving:
- Historically disadvantaged people
- Low-income communities
- People of all faiths
What is Solar Faithful’s Vision?
A world where faith-based organizations lead the equitable transition to renewable energy—empowered with solutions that strengthen their role as pillars of community care, sustainability, and resiliency.
Guest Mentor: Steve Mulder: In 2017, Steve Mulder retired from a corporate career focused on IT and later Learning and Development. He became a Regional Organizer for the Climate Witness Project. In that role, he collaborated with several other organizations and helped launch Solar Faithful in 2023. He focuses on climate mitigation efforts that include Four E’s: Efficiency, Electrification, renewable Energy; and Environmental restoration. He is driven by his love and concern for the Creation and future generations.
Guest Mentor: Bob Chapman: Bob is a native Detroiter and a lifelong Michigan resident. Most of his career has centered on ensuring that energy efficiency and renewables are options for all income levels and geographic areas. He served as executive director of both the Detroit-based nonprofit EcoWorks and the Michigan Interfaith Power and Light, which promotes sustainable practices for houses of worship. Now “retired from paid work” (as his wife puts it), Bob actively helps “green” his church near downtown Detroit. Bob’s faith pushes him to work for a better, more just world for his children and grandchildren.
Learn more about Solar Faithful here!
Learn more about EcoWorks here and MI Interfaith Power and Light here.