Posts By: Rebecca Barnes

Earth Care Congregation: Bike, Walk & Carpool to Church (Cottage Grove, OR)

First Presbyterian Church of Cottage Grove, Oregon is one of the PCUSA certified Earth Care Congregations.   For three years now, it has hosted a “Bike, Walk & Carpool to Church” the entire month of July!  Families get together and bike to church, and others walk and carpool to morning worship. It has been a huge success! … Read more »

Earth Care Congregation Saint James stands with Lummi Nation

Saint James Presbyterian Church (Bellingham, WA) voted to protect the environment, curb climate change, and stand in solidarity with the Lummi Nation whose lands are at risk of being developed for a new coal terminal.The Mission and Social Action Committee felt called to take a position and the church signed the solidatrity statement (below). All… Read more »

Legal Issues of Fracking

Presbyterians encouraged to study fracking Environmental Ministries is compiling a list of resources on fracking that will be added to our website in the near future.  In the meantime we would like to call attention to an excellent new web posting on legal issues of fracking; especially see the first two articles.  These articles were… Read more »

Earth Care Congregation Spotlight: Towson Presbyterian Church

Towson Presbyterian Church gets locally active Caring for Creation has a long history at Towson Presbyterian Church (TPC), and becoming certified, and now twice re-certified as an Earth Care Congregation has challenged TPC to continue to grow in this area. The last few years they have used issues surrounding “Food” as a theme, a way… Read more »

Action Alert: House Decimates Farm Bill

The House Farm Bill now does not have the conservation focus nor the SNAP benefits that are so clearly needed for environmental and economic care. Please read this Action Alert from our Office of Public Witness, and take action!   Last week the House of Representatives voted to enact a Farm Bill that did not… Read more »

GreenFaith Energy Services Reaches a Milestone

GreenFaith has reached a milestone!   GreenFaith: Interfaith Partners in Action for the Earth has facilitated solar arrays on over 25 faith-based sites, and over 40 residences, totaling more than half a megawatt of solar capacity!   To understand the difference this is making in our world: it is like taking cars off the road… Read more »

Earth Care Congregation Spotlight: Jacksonville Presbyterian Church

Jacksonville Presbyterian Church is gleaning!    David and Lisa Specca are members of the Earth Care Ministry Group at Jacksonville Presbyterian Church. They own a vegetable farm, and along with providing great vegetables to the community, they practice gleaning! The gleaned vegetables go to support New Jersey hunger ministries.  If you would like to read… Read more »

Energy Star Portfolio Manager for Congregations

On July 17, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will launch a free upgrade using an online Portfolio Manger tool. The new Portfolio Manger has a module designed especially for worship facilities. Here is what is new: Portfolio Manager   Portfolio Manager is the nation’s leading energy performance, used by over 70,000 accounts and… Read more »