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Stewardship Stories
Stewardship Stories of Interfaith Environmental Engagement
Main Line Unitarian Church Devon, PA In the Main Line Unitarian Church of Devon, Pennsylvania, social activism among the congregants comes naturally. The congregation has a long tradition of social…
Maine Interfaith Power & Light, Inc. Brunswick, ME In 2003, laypeople and clergy from the Saco-Biddeford area of southern Maine came together as a coalition formed between the First Parish…
Northwest Interfaith Movement Philadelphia, PA
The Northwest Interfaith Movement (NIM) of Philadelphia, an alliance of 41 Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and Muslim congregations, has a long history of helping families, children…
Santa Rosa, CA
The Religious Campaign for Forest Conservation, based in Santa Rosa, California, is surrounded by the awe-inspiring grandeur of the California Redwoods forest, and has not taken the…
The West Michigan Environmental Action Council
Grand Rapids, MI
Western Michigan is a region of strong religious heritage, rich with faith communities whose sacred texts and religious traditions urge care…
Interfaith San Ramon Valley San Ramon, CA
In May 2003, the suffering of an indigenous people half a world away led a group of Californian pastors and rabbis to challenge…
New Mexico Conference of Churches Albuquerque, NM The New Mexico Conference of Churches (NMCC) sees their involvement with issues of environmental justice as going hand-in-hand with the proper practice of…
Earth Ministry, Seattle, WA A unique partnership in Seattle, WA, is uniting people of faith with community environmental leaders to decide advocacy priorities and win legislative battles. Earth Ministry, an…
Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment
North Tustin, CA The Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment (OCICE) was the lead organization in the "International Day of Climate Action",…
Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church Portland, ME Unitarian Universalists, as a whole, hold to the conviction that all existence is interconnected, and thus interdependent. But in the Allen Avenue Unitarian…
Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, New York City, NY An interfaith coalition of more than 90 congregations is greening low-income housing in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Harlem Congregations for Community…
Commission on Stewardship of the Environment The Louisiana Interchurch Conference Baton Rouge, LA
The Louisiana Interchurch Conference, located in the region of Baton Rouge, Larose, West Monroe, and Lafayette, has…
Dunkirk, NY
Though few people may now be familiar with the concept of “gleaning” — the practice of gathering the remains of a harvest left behind as surplus by the…
The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin Austin, TX
The Unitarian Universalist Church holds as one of its central tenets that the interdependent web of existence, of which humans are…
STEWARDSHIP STORIES
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Climate Change Hearings
Catholic Coalition on Climate Change, AK, FL, OH Early in its beginning, the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change focused on providing a forum to explore the links between faith and climate change by hosting hearings around the country. In the Spring of 2007, hearings were held in three key states: Anchorage, AK, Columbus, OH, and Orlando, FL. These hearings provided an opportunity to learn about science, theology, and local actions to address the environmental...
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United Methodist Church of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA Members of the United Methodist Church of Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, CA wanted a church building that demonstrated their values: creating a safe environment for God’s people while having minimal impact on the earth. Now they are working to build a church following the discipline of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for new construction certification, with the intent of achieving the highest LEED...
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Jewish Community Garden
Robert Saligman Middle School, Melrose Park, PAJewish, Conservative Movement Robert Saligman Middle School is part of a larger ...
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Faith Communities Clamor for Clean Air
Second Presbyterian Church, Carlisle, PA When more than 100 physicians in Cumberland County, PA, published a warning statement about the high levels of diesel particulate matter in the air, Rev. Jennifer McKenna called to find out what they were going to do about it. Upon learning they had no plans to act, she spurred her congregation at Second Presbyterian Church in Carlisle, PA, to advocacy. Together, they formed the Clean Air Board of Central...
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Minter Lane Church of Christ Abilene, TX It was a difficult time at Minter Lane Church of Christ in Abilene, Texas. Marge Wood describes ...
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