Celebrating 5th Year PCUSA Certified Earth Care Congregations! Maryland Presbyterian Church, situated in several acres of wooded real estate in Towson, MD, has been working on caring for God’s creation for over a decade. Among the first few churches that started as a pilot project of PCUSA Earth Care Congregations, church members at Maryland… Read more »
July 30, 2014
Spotlight on Maryland Presbyterian Church
Celebrating 5th Year PCUSA Certified Earth Care Congregations! Maryland Presbyterian Church, situated in several acres of wooded real estate in Towson, MD, has been working on caring for God’s creation for over a decade. Among the first few churches that started as a pilot project of PCUSA Earth Care Congregations, church members at Maryland… Read more »
Celebrating 5th Year PCUSA Certified Earth Care Congregations! Frame Memorial Presbyterian Church (Stevens Point, WI), did not just begin earth care activities five years ago. Now celebrating the “5th year certification” with the PCUSA national program, church members in this congregation have been active and creatively engaged in environmental stewardship since 2001. Originally… 
Members at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Santa Cruz, CA, decided to take the leap of faith and apply for a loan to install solar panels on their church building. In an article about stewardship for the church newsletter, church member Russ Hobbs wrote about “solar coming to Trinity” as a brainstorm that began with… 
On Sunday May 18, I had the privilege of gathering with this year’s young adult Eco-Stewards in Gainesville, FL to explore issues of food, land, water, and faith journeys in the Gainesville area. We had a marvelous time learning about one another and about the local ecosystem as well as discussing how faith connects to… 
Birthday Cake and Singing for Earth Care Congregations at PEC Lunch, June 2014 This summer, 2014, marks the 5th year of certification for 13 of PCUSA’s certified Earth Care Congregations. For five years, these churches have been growing ever deeper in their ministry and witness and for five years, the PCUSA Earth Care Congregation… 
Monday marked an important moment in our care for God’s creation. The EPA, as part of the President’s ongoing climate action plan, has passed guidelines for curbing carbon pollution from power plants. As it says on the EPA website, “Power plants are the largest source of carbon pollution in the U.S., accounting for roughly one-third…