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May 31, 2013

Earth Care Congregation Spotlight: Baltimore Presbytery

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There are wonderful things happening in Baltimore Presbytery!   At Maryland Presbyterian Church, the host for our meeting with these great compostable options, they have a native plants garden, worm composting, a demonstration garden for children, and are advocating in their state legislature for wind energy.   At Towson Presbyterian Church, there is ongoing tree… Read more »
May 31, 2013

Earth Care Congregation Spotlight: Riviera Presbyterian Church

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Riviera Presbyterian Church: Sustainable Landscape Replacement with No Budget Riviera Presbyterian Church is located near Everglades and Biscayne Bay National Parks in sub-tropical south Florida, a globally unique ecosystem and home to a wealth of rare indigenous species.  With 95% of the area’s original habitat (outside the Parks) lost to development, and the overwhelming prevalence… Read more »
May 31, 2013

Earth Care Congregation Spotlight: Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church

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Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church (Shepherdstown, WV)   Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church had their annual EarthFest at the church in early April. This event was an hour-long mixture of earthy-songs presented in the sanctuary by dynamite local musicians (some from the congregation), punctuated by really moving recitations about earth care.  A lot of the focus was on coal-mining and… Read more »
May 30, 2013

Earth Care Congregation Spotlight: Village Presbyterian Church

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Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, KS: Climate Change Forum   With over a hundred people in attendance, the Village Presbyterian Church’s March Environmental Forum on Climate Change exceeded expectations.  Panelists shared informative, articulate, and complementary information on climate change while other participants offered inspiring prayers, good scriptural context, and the overall religious framework to… Read more »
May 29, 2013

What kinds of tables are you trying to turn, or transform, for Jesus?

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We are gathering a diverse community on fire for justice and Jesus! Join us August 1-3, 2013 at “Turning the Tables: A Compassion, Peace and Justice Big Tent Summit”, where we will explore the tables or structures that hold up systems of injustice and violence, and learn how to turn over those tables in our… Read more »
April 29, 2013

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church wins GIPL award

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Congratulations to PCUSA Earth Care Congregation St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Tucker, GA! They just received a grant from Georgia Interfaith Power & Light to install more energy efficient lighting in their education building. They are also the fourth church in Georgia to earn GIPL’s Creation Wise certification in recognition of their work on energy… Read more »
March 19, 2013

PCUSA Environmental Ministries and GreenFaith collaboration: webinar now available online!

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Have you been hearing about the new collaboration between PCUSA Environmental Ministries and GreenFaith but not yet learned as much as you would like?   The informative, inspiring, and encouraging webinar about the GreenFaith certification program– which gives PCUSA congregations the opportunity to become PCUSA Earth Care certified as well as receiving this interfaith certification–… Read more »
March 19, 2013

First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown, KY loves mountains!

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The pastor and members of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown, KY were among the more than one thousand people who rallied at the state’s capital to declare love for the mountains and people of Appalachia. In a time where mountaintop removal coal mining is decimating communities, impacting the quality of soil, air, and water as… Read more »
March 4, 2013

Sunday Morning Sustainability: Earth Day Sunday 2013

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“Sunday Morning Sustainability: Eco-Justice Impacts and Opportunities” (the Earth Day Sunday 2013 resource) is now available! Celebrate an earth care Sunday in worship and education through this ecumenically developed resource.   For this resource and earlier themes for Earth Day Sunday, go to the Environmental Ministries web site.
February 22, 2013

Earth Care church spotlight: Bayfield Presbyterian Church

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  Bayfield Presbyterian Church in Bayfield, WI is one of the 100+ PCUSA certified Earth Care Congregations. Bayfield Presbyterian is located only a few block from the shore of beautiful Lake Superior. This congregation has a long tradition of appreciating and caring for this incredible example of God’s Creation.   Bayfield Presbyterian has taken many… Read more »

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