Posts Tagged: interfaith

Faith, climate justice and the UN General Assembly

report written by Rev. Fred Milligan, Presbyterian,  Act Alliance Global Climate Justice Advocacy Team member and local New York City volunteer for UNGA Week, September 17-22, 2023 This year’s mid-September United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high level opening week featured two events that allowed the world to reflect on the progress made since the adoption… Read more »

Spotlight on First Presbyterian Church of Howard County

Celebrating 5th Year PCUSA Certified Earth Care Congregations! “Our faith tradition teaches us that the earth and all creation are God’s, and that God calls us to be careful, humble stewards of this earth, to protect and restore it for it’s own sake, and for the future use and enjoyment of the human family, ”… Read more »

Sharing Interfaith Prayer as We Care for God’s Earth

At the March 9th “Ground for Hope” interfaith environmental gathering in Louisville, KY, leaders of local faith communities created and led a beautiful shared prayer time. With each person speaking from his/her authentic place of faith, we heard and shared the ways we believe, look to holy scripture, hear the Divine voice, and embrace our… Read more »

Preach-In resources available for Feb 14

Valentine’s Day Preach-In on Climate Change   Over one thousand congregations and 350,000 people of faith are expected to participate in Interfaith Power & Light’s National Preach-In on Climate Change this Valentine’s Day weekend. The theme of the 2014 Preach-In is “Doing our Part”, and congregations all over the country will be doing their part… Read more »

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church wins GIPL award

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 »

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

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 »

Environmental Ministries and GreenFaith announce partnership

GreenFaith Certification Program to offer interfaith approaches to caring for earth; Feb. 25 webinar will explain more Today (Feb. 8), GreenFaith and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Environmental Ministries announce a collaboration to invite Presbyterian churches into the GreenFaith Certification Program.   The program offers an opportunity to enhance and expand the earth care ministries of… Read more »

This weekend congregations will host preach-ins on climate change

Presbyterian congregations as well as many others are participating this weekend in a national “preach-in” on global warming. In addition to raising the issue of climate change in worship and preaching, churches may send postcards or petitions to President Obama to “love” God’s earth (this close to Valentine’s Day). My home church is participating in… Read more »

Feb 25th Regional Event on Reducing Church Energy Costs (DE)

This Saturday, Presbyterian pastor Bruce Gillette and ecumenical allies are hosting an event for congregations in/around Deleware to survey energy costs and make changes. Sponsored by Delaware Interfaith Power and Light, this regional gathering will hear from guest speak Andrew Rudin (of Interfaith Coalition on Energy) and will focus on practical, cost-effective responses to energy… Read more »