Source: The Missourian
Columbia's second annual Earth Hour ended Saturday night as members of Columbia's faith organizations gathered shoulder to shoulder in the cold, the rain and the semi-dark outside Missouri United Methodist Church on Ninth Street.
Earth Hour combined two events: the darkening of the lights on the dome at Jesse Hall led by the MU and Columbia Climate Change Coalition and a multifaith Earth Hour service led by the Interfaith Care for Creation Organization.
The event was an effort of multifaith cooperation toward environmental awareness and sustainability efforts.
"Coming together is one of the gifts this challenge that we face can bring," said Monta Welch, president of Columbia Climate Change Coalition.
Representatives from groups such as Columbia Water and Light, the Sierra Club, Center Beth Shalom, the Islamic Center of Central Missouri and the League of Women Voters attended.
"It's really all of us working together to make a difference," said Terri Williams, *chair of the Interfaith Care for Creation Earth Hour event.