For 30+ years, Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power and Light (Earth Ministry/WA IPL) has been a national leader in engaging faith and spiritual communities in environmental stewardship and advocacy.
Vision: Earth Ministry/WA IPL envisions a just and sustainable future in which people of all spiritual traditions fully embrace their tradition’s call to environmental stewardship.
Mission: Earth Ministry/WA IPL transforms faith and conscience into action for the well-being of communities and the environment.
We organize people of faith and conscience to advocate for strong environmental policies and provide strategic guidance to religious communities working toward environmental justice.
Values
- Faith-rooted, Conscience-led: We call upon the rich history of religious, spiritual, and conscience-led traditions in caring for creation and offer a vision of hope for the future.
- Stewardship: We believe that Earth is sacred and that we have a responsibility to protect and restore it.
- Community: We forge authentic relationships, foster strong communities, and are welcoming of all. We respect theological and social diversity and are inclusive of people of any religion, age, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and socio-economic class.
- Collaboration: We are intentional in our outreach and build bridges between non-traditional allies. We work in coalition with religious, tribal, environmental, communities of color, labor, business, and health partners and understand the intersectionality of our shared efforts.
- Justice: We seek justice for all creation by changing political and social systems that perpetuate pollution, racism, poverty, and injustice.