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Dear Rev. Steve Smith, Rev. Heidi Worthen Gamble, and Presbytery of the Pacific,
I wanted to let you know, and to celebrate with you, that the following churches were certified as Earth Care Congregations by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Environmental Ministries through February 2017:
Christ Church Uniting Disciples & Presbyterians, Kailua, HI
Culver City Presbyterian Church, Culver City, CA
This honor speaks to the great commitment that these congregations have to caring for God’s earth.
To become an Earth Care Congregation, these churches affirmed the Earth Care Pledge to integrate environmental practices and thinking into all facets of their church life. They also completed projects and activities in the fields of worship, education, facilities, and outreach. The Earth Care Congregation certification is designed to recognize churches that have made the commitment to take seriously God’s charge to “till and keep” the garden.
The Earth Care Congregations program was started in 2010 by PC(USA) Environmental Ministries. The goal of the program is to inspire churches to care for God’s earth in a holistic way, through integrating earth care into all of church life. The Earth Care Congregation certification honors churches that made that commitment, and encourages others to follow their lead.
In many presbyteries, the congregations are lifted up at a presbytery meeting during prayers of celebration or announcement time, or even re-presented with the certificate that they receive from this office certifying them as a PCUSA Earth Care Congregation.
For more information on the earth care program at the churches, please use the contact information provided below:
- Christ Church Uniting Disciples & Presbyterians: Charlene Hosenfeld at charon@hawaii.rr.com or 808-261-4305
- Culver City Presbyterian Church: Tina Appel at ccpc3@verizon.net or 310-398-3071 (church office)
For more information on the Earth Care Congregations program, go to www.pcusa.org/earth-care-congregations.
Peace,
Rebecca Barnes
Associate for Environmental Ministries
Become an Earth Care Congregation
Is your church active in earth care or interested in becoming more involved in being stewards of God’s earth? Use “Earth Care Congregations: A Guide to Greening Presbyterian Churches” to find ideas for earth care projects.
To become certified as Earth Care Congregations churches take the “Earth Care Pledge” and complete activities and projects in the fields of worship, education, facilities and outreach. Submit your application (see below “getting started”) January 1-February 15 of the calendar year in which you’d like to be certified. Read more…