Eco-Justice Journey Rebecca Barnes, Author at Eco-Justice Journey

January 27, 2014

Preach-In resources available for Feb 14

Posted 2:21pm

Valentine’s Day Preach-In on Climate Change Over one thousand congregations and 350,000 people of faith are expected to participate in Interfaith Power & Light’s National Preach-In on Climate Change this Valentine’s Day weekend. The theme of the 2014 Preach-In is “Doing our Part”, and congregations all over the country will be doing their part… Read more »

January 21, 2014

Celebrating the Presbyterian Church in Morristown’s dual certification with GreenFaith and PCUSA Earth Care Congregations!

Posted 3:44pm

In 2013, five of our 124 PCUSA Earth Care Congregations are dually certified for their eco-justice ministry through interfaith organization GreenFaith. One of the newly enrolled congregations is the Presbyterian Church in Morristown. This New Jersey congregation will incorporate environmentally friendly building renovations in its major capital campaign as well as to use the GreenFaith… Read more »

January 21, 2014

Geneva Presbyterian Church leads 12-week Adult Study on “Serve God, Save the Planet”

Posted 3:33pm

While completing the application for Geneva’s third year as an Earth Care Congregation, Elder and Green Leader, Rosie Perthel, realized that the church had not been as active as in previous years. “We barely squeaked by with enough points to be certified.” She reached out to the Geneva Session, requesting that the Christian Ed team… Read more »

January 13, 2014

Regular E-newsletter from Environmental Ministries: Update

Posted 8:51am

2014 Just Living and Eco-Notes distribution Beginning in 2014, Presbyterian Hunger Program staff Bryce Wiebe (Enough for Everyone) and Rebecca Barnes (Environmental Ministries) will work together each month to develop newsletter content that we think interesting to those on both Just Living and Eco-Notes e-newsletter lists. We already overlap with interests in eco-palms, fair trade… Read more »

December 17, 2013

TODAY Dec 17 at 2pm Eastern, an ENERGY STAR webinar for PCUSA congregations

Posted 1:43pm

PCUSA Environmental Ministries and ENERGY STAR Webinar for Congregations Tues, Dec 17, 2pm (Eastern) EPA’s ENERGY STAR has tools, tech support and national recognition for energy efficient worship facilities, freely available to Presbyterians. Join PC(USA) Environmental Ministries and ENERGY STAR in taking our “good intentions” all the way to significant energy cost savings and… Read more »

November 25, 2013

Elizabethtown, KY First Presbyterian learns about Bluegrass Pipeline, Collaborates County-Wide, and offers Trail to enjoy God’s earth

Posted 4:27pm

In Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Presbyterians are joining others to care for God’s creation across the county, and around the state. First Presbyterian Church does much in its own congregation. It hosts youth outdoors retreats and annual church pig roast, creation care worship services, has a summer church garden as well as winter raised beds, makes… Read more »

November 25, 2013

Save the Date: Dec 17 at 2pm Eastern, an ENERGY STAR webinar for PCUSA congregations

Posted 11:08am

PCUSA Environmental Ministries and ENERGY STAR Webinar for Congregations Tues, Dec 17, 2pm (Eastern) Summary: EPA’s ENERGY STAR has tools, tech support and national recognition for energy efficient worship facilities, freely available to Presbyterians. Join PC(USA) Environmental Ministries and ENERGY STAR in taking our “good intentions” all the way to significant energy cost savings… Read more »

November 22, 2013

Food Stamps and the Environment?

Posted 4:34pm

I’ve been writing all week about the more obvious aspects of my experience this week as part of the Food Stamp Challenge. Yet, this, as you know, is the Eco-Justice Journey blog. In my corner of the Presbyterian Hunger Program, I work to connect, equip and inspire individual Presbyterians and congregations to ministry opportunities to… Read more »

November 21, 2013

Crosslake Presbyterian Does Renewable Power and Energy Efficiency

Posted 3:28pm

A recently installed array of solar panels on the roof of Crosslake Presbyterian Church in north central Minnesota generates electricity when the sun shines. (Crosslake MN enjoys as many hours of sunlight annually as Houston, TX ! ) Click here for access to a real time report of electrical production. This is the… Read more »

November 21, 2013

Village Presbyterian announces Earth Steward Awards recipients

Posted 3:14pm

Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, KS is one of the 120 PCUSA certified Earth Care Congregations. This month they announced the recipients of Village Church’s Environmental Action Committee‘s 2013 Earth Steward Awards.

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