This summer, 2014, marks the 5th year of certification for 14 of PC(USA)’s certified Earth Care Congregations. For five years, these churches have been growing ever deeper in their ministry and witness and for five years, the PC(USA) Earth Care Congregation continues to grow nationally. At 139 congregations as of this writing, PC(USA) Earth Care Congregations demonstrates the passion people have to care for God’s creation as part of Christian discipleship and living out their faith in the world.
Read the stories at the blog posts below to hear about how each of these congregations has made earth care a central part of their worship, ministry, and witness!
Also check out the introductory post to the series and the article from Presbyterian News Service celebrating these anniversaries!
The 14 Congregations Celebrating Their 5-Year Anniversaries of Being Earth Care Certified:
Light Street Presbyterian Church
809 Light St, Baltimore, MD, 21230
Baltimore Presbytery
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Trinity Presbyterian Church, East Brunswick
367 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick, NJ, 08816
Monmouth Presbytery
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Church of Reconciliation
110 N Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514
New Hope Presbytery
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Montevallo Presbyterian Church
510 Shelby St, PO Box 456, Montevallo, AL, 35115
Sheppards & Lapsley Presbytery
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St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Tucker
4882 Lavista Rd, Tucker, GA, 30084-4460
Greater Atlanta Presbytery
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Second Presbyterian Church, Little Rock
600 Pleasant Valley Dr, Little Rock, AR, 72227-2199
Arkansas Presbytery
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Maryland Presbyterian Church
1105 Providence Rd, Towson, MD, 21286-1799
Baltimore Presbytery
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First Presbyterian Church of Howard County
9325 Presbyterian Cir, Columbia, MD, 21045-1829
Baltimore Presbytery
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Knox-North Como Presbyterian Church
965 W Larpenteur Ave, Roseville, MN, 55113
Twin Cities Area Presbytery
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First Presbyterian Church of Cottage Grove
216 S 3rd St, PO Box 541, Cottage Grove, OR, 97424
Cascades Presbytery
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Swarthmore Presbyterian Church
727 Harvard Ave, Swarthmore, PA, 19081
Philadelphia Presbytery
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Frame Memorial Presbyterian Church
1300 Main St, Stevens Point, WI, 54481-2865
Winnebago Presbytery
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St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Kilmarnock
435 E Church St (PO Box 1366), Kilmarnock, VA, 22482
Presbytery of The James
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Bardstown Road Presbyterian Church
1722 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY, 40205-1262
Mid-Kentucky Presbytery
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Learn more about Earth Care Congregations!
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