Sunday Sept. 26^th, 2010
11 AM - 6 PM
Columbia College
Student Commons
1001 Rogers Street
Columbia, MO
-A FREE event-

The Time for a Renewable Energy Revolution is Now

Larry Rice is the founder and president of New Life Evangelistic Center (NLEC) and Missouri Renewable Energy (MORE). Raised in McAllen, Texas, Larry and his late wife Penny moved to Saint Louis and founded NLEC in 1972, beginning their work from a rented 50-foot trailer in the inner-city community of Wellston, MO. Since then, NLEC has expanded to include several homeless shelters, transitional housing communities, free stores and other centers throughout Mid-America, as well as TV and radio stations dedicated to building support for causes such as ending homelessness, eradicating the death penalty, and promoting sustainable living.

About a decade ago, Rev. Rice became deeply convicted that care for the downtrodden and "creation care" were intimately connected. From that time on, Rice educated himself on renewable energy and sustainable living, touring the country and interviewing front-runners in the environmental movement. As a product of these efforts, Rev. Rice founded Missouri Renewable Energy (MORE) in 2002. MORE's goal was, and is, to advocate for a more sustainable future, and to educate the public -- especially those of the low and middle classes -- with hands-on ways to "go green."

At MORE's residential centers in New Bloomfield and Marshfield, Missouri, formerly homeless men live in community, learning and teaching green skills such as dome home construction, greenhouse gardening, and home biodiesel production. MORE has also launched Renewable Energy Satellite and AmericanRenewableEnergy.org, which respectively provide over 500 hours of around-the-clock "green" video footage on TV and the web. Penny Rice passed away February 21, 2007, but Larry continued their work with MORE and NLEC. In 2009, Rev. Rice remarried; he and his wife Debra now live in Saint Louis. He has three grown children and seven grandkids.