Posts Categorized: Earth Care Congregations

Spotlight on Knox North Como Presbyterian Church

Celebrating 5th Year PCUSA Certified Earth Care Congregations! children’s time on earth care at North Como Knox Presbyterian Church   North Como Presbyterian Church, Roseville, MN (now merging with Knox Presbyterian Church) has been an Earth Care Congregation since the beginning of the certification program in 2010. Starting their activities even prior to that, they… Read more »

PCUSA News: Earth Care Congregations

PC(USA) celebrates 5 years of Earth Care Congregations program, 14 churches honored Presbyterian News Service Bethany Daily LOUISVILLE [EXCERPTS follow, click  for the full article here]   Five years after it began, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Earth Care Congregations program is celebrating 14 churches that have demonstrated a commitment to caring for God’s creation.   To be… Read more »

Spotlight on Maryland Presbyterian Church

Celebrating 5th Year PCUSA Certified Earth Care Congregations!   Maryland Presbyterian Church, situated in several acres of wooded real estate in Towson, MD, has been working on caring for God’s creation for over a decade. Among the first few churches that started as a pilot project of PCUSA Earth Care Congregations, church members at Maryland… Read more »

Spotlight on Frame Memorial Presbyterian Church

Celebrating 5th Year PCUSA Certified Earth Care Congregations!   Frame Memorial Presbyterian Church (Stevens Point, WI), did not just begin earth care activities five years ago. Now celebrating the “5th year certification” with the PCUSA national program, church members in this congregation have been active and creatively engaged in environmental stewardship since 2001.   Originally… Read more »

Creation Care at Local Churches in All Denominations

While highlighting New Hope Presbyterian Church (Chattanooga) as the Presbyterian example (see snippet below), this great article includes churches from many denominations!   “Stewards of the Earth” by Karen Nazor Hill in Timesfreepress.com   Excerpt:   “In Chattanooga, New Hope Presbyterian Church has its “Earth Care Team,” a group dedicated to being “stewards of God’s… Read more »

Beginning a 5th Year Anniversary for PCUSA Earth Care Congregations

Birthday Cake and Singing for Earth Care Congregations at PEC Lunch, June 2014   This summer, 2014, marks the 5th year of certification for 13 of PCUSA’s certified Earth Care Congregations. For five years, these churches have been growing ever deeper in their ministry and witness and for five years, the PCUSA Earth Care Congregation… Read more »

State Notice for Presbyterian Earth Care Congregation

In addition to enhancing the well-being of the congregation, securing a better world for future generations, and deepening a sense of Christian discipleship, Earth Care Congregations are finding ways to build up their local communities– and being noticed for it!   In February, Forest Lake Church helped create a community garden at a transition residence… Read more »

Celebrating Winners of the Cool Congregations Competition with Interfaith Power and Light!

Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Overland Park KS, has just been informed they have won first place in the “Energy Savings Category” in the Interfaith Power and Light Cool Congregations 2013 Challenge.   Their submission was an “Adopt-A-Light”  campaign  where they designed and installed a lighting retrofit project saving utility costs AND reducing our CO2 contribution to… Read more »

Youth activities, mission trips and more: Webster Groves Presbyterian Church cares for God’s creation

  Webster Groves Presbyterian Church (MO) formed its Environmental Stewardship Committee in 2011 and developed a mission statement which outlined their intent “to be careful stewards of the environment as we honor God’s covenant with all of creation…”   The committee has worked to minimize the environmental impact of the church and recently became certified by… Read more »

Congratulations to Hillsborough Presbyterian Church (NC)!

Hillsborough Presbyterian Church is certified as a PCUSA Earth Care Congregation ((from left) Robin Bedingfield, Pastor Bob Brizendine, and Stewardship Moderator Diana Montgomery)   First-year certified Earth Care Congregation Hillsborough Presbyterian Church (NC) is a small congregation, preparing to celebrate their 200th anniversary in September of 2016. Earth Care team member Robin Bedingfield writes, “While… Read more »