The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which met in Minneapolis in early July, approved four environmental-related business items. An overture from the Presbytery of Charlotte entitled “On Lifting Up the ‘Call to Restore’ Creation” reaffirms the Call…
Read more »The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program sent the following action alert: On April 20th, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, initiating what has become the largest and worst oil spill in US history. Over…
Read more »Earlier this week a group of Presbyterian leaders from presbyteries, the Synod of the Sun, and the General Assembly Mission Council traveled to the Gulf of Mexico to learn about the ongoing oil spill disaster. They met with Presbyterian congregations,…
Read more »Below is the June edition of the Environmental Ministries e-newsletter “Eco-Notes.” Sign up to receive the monthly e-newsletter. Read about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill As the oil continues to flow into the Gulf of Mexico after the April…
Read more »Tyler Edgar with the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program sent the following invitation to a conference call about the Gulf Oil Spill. On July 1 at 3pm Eastern Time the National Council of Churches will be hosting a national…
Read more »What has your response been to the oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico? Sojourners has a “Pledge to the Next Generation” for people to sign to indicate their intention to care for God’s creation, love our neighbors, and restore…
Read more »Earlier this week an editorial written by Rev. Philip Lloyd-Sidle, pastor at James Lees Memorial Presbyterian Church in Louisville, KY, appeared in the Louisville Courier-Journal. Framed by the Gulf oil catastrophe (Rev. Lloyd-Sidle rejects the term “spill” for this environmental…
Read more »Jed Koball, a PC(USA) mission co-worker in Peru who works with the Joining Hands Network sent the following email on behalf of Mesa de Dialogo, Mesa Tecnica, and MOSAO (Movement for the Health of the People of La Oroya). Please…
Read more »Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) sent out the following update on the Gulf Oil Spill on Friday, June 11: PDA and other ministry programs of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continue to monitor the situation in the oil spill situation in the Gulf…
Read more »As the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues the issues arising from it continue to swell. I’ve written this blog post with a heavy heart, feeling the need to lift up these issues, and with a conflicted feeling…
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