Our friends at St. John United Lutheran Church (an Earth Ministry Greening Congregation) are undertaking a plastic fast for Lent 2020. We invite you to follow along or join them! Why fast from single-use plastic? Plastic has made many things…
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It was wonderful to be with caring folks at Shalom United Church of Christ in Richland last month to talk about the connection between faith and climate.
Dear Earth Ministry community, I'm writing with an important update about Earth Ministry's upcoming events, in light of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Seattle area. Yesterday, King County Public Health asked for those who “can feasibly avoid bringing large groups of…
Great news! Five of Earth Ministry’s legislative priorities are still alive, including our top priority, a clean fuel standard! Here are the bills moving forward and a bit about each: 1. Clean Fuel Standard (HB 1110): Reduces the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by…
We love this article featuring our friends at Edmonds United Methodist Church, an Earth Ministry Greening Congregation!
Tu BiShvat is the Jewish New Year for trees. It is a reminder of our interdependence with nature and our responsibility to be active stewards of our earth. While we are acutely aware of the need for a massive reduction…
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In response to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency’s decision to grant a permit for the Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Tacoma LNG facility, Washington communities and advocates reiterated their continued opposition to the fracked gas project, and expect to file an immediate appeal.
Thanks to our friends at St. James Cathedral's Care for Creation Team for passing along their 2019 Environmental Advent calendar for Christian communities celebrating Advent. Download Here: 2019 Advent Calendar
At a “Spokane Loaves and Fishes,” event on Tuesday night at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist a panel of farmers, commercial fishermen, Northwest tribal members and activists discussed issues concerning the dams and salmon conservation on the Columbia-Snake River Basin.
Earth Ministry Events & Presentations Earth Ministry’s recent congregational outreach included presentations at or events with First Presbyterian in Port Townsend; St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods Episcopal on Whidbey Island; First Lutheran in Richmond Beach; Bothell United Methodist Church; St. James Cathedral,…
Earth Ministry's Program and Outreach Director Jessica Zimmerle was quoted in the Tacoma News Tribune coverage of the August 27th hearing on Tacoma LNG.
Earth Ministry member congregation First Congregational Church of Walla Walla has undertaken the installation of 60 solar panels on their church roof. Implementing this solar project is a manifestation of First Congregational Church's faith value of caring for the earth.
Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light, as part of the Power Past Fracked Gas coalition, has been actively fighting against fracked gas within Washington for years. As Executive Director LeeAnne Beres states in this press release, “We are grateful that the Governor acknowledged that this is a matter of conscience. It is morally sound to invest in clean energy over dirty and dangerous fossil fuels such as fracked gas. People of faith will continue to call upon the permitting agencies to follow the Governor’s moral compass.”
Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light, as a part of the Environmental Priorities Coalition, actively supported several of these legislative priorities to become bills.
A sermon by Jessica Zimmerle, preached at Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry, Thursday April 25, 2019. Text: John 20: 19-31 For many of us, this may have felt like a long couple of weeks. One of my Facebook friends…
