National Preach-In on the Environment

Environmental Stewardship Greensboro is helping to recruit as many Faith Communities as possible in the Triad to participate in the “National Preach In on the Environment.  This national and statewide program is sponsored by the North Carolina Council of Churches and North Carolina Interfaith Power and Light.

Interfaith Power & Light expects its 2015’s Preach-In on Climate Change to be the biggest yet. The organization and its 40 state affiliates are aiming to sign up 3,000 faith communities to preach or hold educational events on Valentine’s Day weekend. The Preach-In will reach over one million people of faith and focus on the message of climate justice and loving God’s Creation.

“The Preach-In is our most popular event of the year, hands-down,” said organizer Andree Duggan. “We’ve learned a lot from our congregations about what they need from us, and we provide everything from sample sermons and prayers, to bulletin inserts and post cards to senators. There’s something very powerful about knowing thousands of congregations are preaching about this issue at the same time. And this year we’ll be adding a synchronized prayer for climate action on Valentine’s Day.”

Ninety-percent of all major faith traditions are represented in this event and most have issued climate statements about the moral imperative to act as responsible stewards of the Earth. We hope your faith community will join with us in participating in the Preach-In on Global Warming. Click here to sign-up for access to free online resources and an affordable printed kit that includes “Love the Earth” valentines for U.S. senators.