earth care congregation Archives

May 31, 2013

Earth Care Congregation Spotlight: First Presbyterian Church of Edwardsville, IL

Posted 11:30am

First Presbyterian Church of Edwardsville, IL: Going Green! The church has been a supporter of the environment, and has a long program of recycling. All the paper used in their office has a large recycled component. Even though the cost is a little higher, it is important to them to continue with this initiative Recycled content… Read more »

May 31, 2013

Earth Care Congregation Spotlight: Riviera Presbyterian Church

Posted 9:58am

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

Posted 9:23am

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

Posted 4:59pm

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 »

April 29, 2013

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church wins GIPL award

Posted 11:08am

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 »

May 7, 2012

Webinar on Earth Care Congregations and Environmental Education

Posted 5:19pm

The Earth Care Congregations (ECC) program will be a featured segment in a live national “webinar” on Tuesday, May 8, at 4 p.m. Eastern time.

William Seaman, from the Earth Ministry Team of Montreat Presbyterian Church (a certified PCUSA Earth Care Congregation), has been invited to be a co-presenter and will be giving a case study of how the ECC program reflects excellence in its content and process. Much of his material comes from the national Presbyterian guidebook for the process and from his own experience at Montreat Presbyterian Church.

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