Congregations Archives

August 2, 2011

Portland Church Works with Community Towards Environmental Change

Posted 8:52am

As part of Church Earth Care Stories, Reverend Linda Stewart-Kalen, pastor of Colonial Height Presbyterian Church, was interviewed so that her church’s story could be shared. Located in Portland, Oregon, Colonial Heights banded together with their community to tackle a growing problem, water run-off. We worked with the city to look at a problem in… Read more »

August 1, 2011

Plan Now for the Week of Action on Food

Posted 2:20pm

The following information was sent from the Presbyterian Hunger Program. Learn about resources available to work on food justice and eco-justice in your congregation during Week of Action on Food, October 10-17, 2011. Plan now for events in your congregation. Presbyterians and the Food for Life Campaign action alert As a Presbyterian, you are connected… Read more »

July 28, 2011

Earth Care Congregations Span United States

Posted 8:54am

In 2010 PC(USA) Environmental Ministries created a new way for congregations to stay active in helping the environment: Earth Care Congregations (ECC). Earth Care Congregations are defined as “congregations that have committed to the “Earth Care Pledge” and accomplished a specific number of actions toward caring for God’s earth in four categories: worship, education, facilities, and… Read more »

July 26, 2011

Woodside Presbyterian Church Focuses Life on Environment

Posted 8:26am

Church in Yardley, PA Works to Lower Impact on Environment Read about the green projects that Woodside Presbyterian Church has put on in the past year. This church, located in Yardley, Pennsylvania, has been working tirelessly since March 2010 to become a greener congregation. This Church Earth Care Story was submitted by Susan Sciarratta, a… Read more »

July 19, 2011

‘Defend the Gulf’ Raises Awareness of Continuing Gulf Coast Clean-Up

Posted 8:36am

While most might have put the disaster of the 2010 BP Oil Spill behind them, others are looking for ways create a proactive eco-justice response. After the Spill is “a project of faith communities in the Gulf and across North America committed to long-term Gulf restoration following the BP oil spill disaster.” The program is… Read more »

July 13, 2011

Stewardship Pledge for God’s Good Earth

Posted 1:01pm

Earlier this month Presbyterians gathered in Indianapolis for Big Tent. There I had the opportunity to talk with many Presbyterians involved in earth care ministries. Rev. Lou Snead, pastor at Faith Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas shared a resource with me that I wanted to pass along to other congregations that might be interested in… Read more »

July 7, 2011

McCormick Certificate in Environmental Ministry and Leadership

Posted 1:31pm

McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago is going to offer a Certificate in Environmental Ministry and Leadership, through a partnership with Faith in Place, a Chicago-based organization educating faith communities about clean energy and sustainable farming. The program is designed for…

A Community of Gardeners

Posted 1:25pm

One of our visits to explore the connections between faith and environmental stewardship took us to St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Billings where David Kimball and Rev. Brent long spoke with us about the church’s community garden and took us on a tour of the half-acre garden.

Franklin Tennessee’s First Pres Works to Better the Environment

Posted 8:19am

Jim Mahurin, member of First Presbyterian Church in Franklin, Tennessee, submitted this story as part of Environmental Ministries Church Earth Care Stories. First Pres has successfully reduced their CO2 emissions and continues to strive towards a greener church life. If you would like to share your church’s Earth Care stories, don’t hesitate to send it… Read more »

July 5, 2011

Collaborative Garden Project

Posted 1:24pm

Presbytery of Western North Carolina and Black Mountain Home for Children Growing Together Jane Laping, Stewardship of Creation Enabler for the Presbytery of Western North Carolina, sent the following information about the new garden project at the Black Mountain Home for Children. Read weekly updates about the garden on the Earth Care blog. Thanks to… Read more »

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