JUSTICE, PEACE, AND INTEGRITY OF CREATION
Offering inspiration, practical suggestions and ideas as well as resources!
“Earth Care Congregations: A Guide to Greening Presbyterian Churches” to find ideas for earth care projects.
Earth Care Congregations
To become certified as Earth Care Congregations, churches complete activities and projects in the fields of worship, education, facilities and outreach. The Presbyterian Mission Agency has certified four congregations within the Synod as Earth Care Congregations for 2023. They are:
Christ Church Uniting Disciples and Presbyterians | Kailua, HI
• Culver City Presbyterian Church (Pacific)
• Grace First Presbyterian Church (Los Ranchos
• St. Mark Presbyterian Church (Los Ranchos)
Christ Church Uniting Disciples and Presbyterians | Kailua, HI
Details about the program, with project and activity guidance, application information, and stories from participating congregations are on the Presbyterian Mission Agency site.
JPIC Grants
If your church, presbytery, or Synod related partner’s project idea fits within any of these areas of concern, a JPIC grant might be just what you need to accomplish your goals. Please use the application form linked above to describe your project and what financial help is needed.
PLEASE NOTE: All applications must come from your Presbytery. Please contact your Presbytery Executive. Questions? Please email the Business Manager Desk at the Synod.
PDA UPDATE: MAUI FIRES
Po’okela Church in Makawao, Maui, a UCC congregation, is pastored by the Rev. Dr. Kimberly Fong, a minister-member of Pacific Presbytery.
This dedicated, secure link shares information, resources, and includes a donation portal:
PDA’s Hawai’i Fires Link
PDA works collaboratively for every disaster and in this istance, PDA is supporting this church and the upcountry region of Maui, where the upcountry fire is still burning. Initially the focus is on stabilizing the residents by bringing resources to the upcountry community, which is being neglected by the media attention solely on the Lahaina/coastal area.
