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AI-generated conceptual illustration of three adults examining a planning sheet outside an imagined church, with computing infrastructure in the distance; not the Wichita venue or an actual project. — Editorial illustration

Report / Work & creation

Wichita faith forum puts data-center safeguards on the community agenda

A planned church gathering brings stewardship into a live zoning debate. Existing electricity protections and proposed local requirements show why the details matter.

Published 2026-10-03 · Forum scheduled October 4, 2026; planning documents September 24; electricity tariff approved November 6, 2025

A conceptual wooded river corridor with an industrial campus in the distance; not the King George site. — Editorial illustration

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King George and AWS reach data-center deal with riverfront limits

A newly announced agreement combines a planned $6 billion campus with a school contribution and a restriction on river-adjacent buildings. Its public value will depend on the details that follow.

Published 2026-09-30 · Source 2026-09-29

Imagined data center and water infrastructure; not a photograph of Barber Lake. — Editorial illustration

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Cipher’s expanded AI data-center lease brings a twenty-year horizon into view

The September 25 agreement is a reminder that AI infrastructure decisions outlast a product cycle. For neighboring communities, the relevant questions include resources and long-term responsibility.

Published 2026-09-29 · Source 2026-09-25

Conceptual satellite above Earth; not a photograph of Google’s hardware or its launch. — Editorial illustration

News brief / Work & creation

Google details an orbital AI hardware test. Stewardship questions remain on Earth.

Project Suncatcher’s latest update describes an engineering experiment, not demonstrated relief for communities hosting data centers.

Published 2026-09-28 · Source 2026-09-24

Illustrative workshop with a repaired wooden chair, hand tools and a laptop; not a photographed news event. — Editorial illustration

Opinion / Work & creation

Opinion: AI may change our work. It cannot set our worth.

Christianity Today’s current reporting raises a question churches cannot answer with productivity figures: how do we honor people when their work changes?

Published 2026-09-28

Imagined data center beside water, farmland and homes; not a named facility or evidence of environmental harm. — Editorial illustration

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WCC group connects AI’s human-dignity debate with land, water and energy

An ecumenical working group is examining technological change through Christian theology. Its concerns invite scrutiny of AI’s physical consequences as well as its claims about intelligence.

Published 2026-09-27 · Source 2026-09-17

Imagined landscape showing a small church, water canal and modern data-center buildings; not a photograph of a named project. — Editorial illustration

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Episcopal proposal turns AI data-center concerns into a question for church investors

A California diocesan resolution proposes shareholder action on water, energy and community impacts. Its published status shows committee review, not final adoption.

Published 2026-09-27 · Source 2026-09-04

Wide aerial oblique landscape of generic data center, electrical substation and neighboring homes separated by green field. — Editorial illustration

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AI’s energy footprint turns an abstract debate into a question about neighbors

The IEA’s account of rising data-center demand invites scrutiny of infrastructure, benefits and burdens.

Source / event 2026-04-16 · Updated 2026-09-27

Office administrator reorganizing paper files beside calculator and laptop in bright small business office; thoughtful productive work, not job loss.. — Editorial illustration

Explainer / Work & creation

Why “one in four jobs exposed to AI” does not mean one in four jobs will disappear

The ILO’s measure describes potential task exposure, with important limits for headline writers and worried workers.

Source / event 2025-05-20 · Updated 2026-09-27