| Taking the 1990 General
Assembly report “Restoring Creation for
Ecology and Justice” as its principle guide,
the Environmental Justice Office of the Presbyterian
Church (USA)
promotes faith-based eco-justice in a variety of
ways. The office supports Presbyterian eco-justice
ministries by providing individuals, congregations,
and presbyteries with Christian environmental resources
in the form of publications, videos, and web materials,
as well as seminars, leadership trainings, conferences,
and workshops. The Office works with other Presbyterian
Offices, Christian denominations, interfaith groups,
and government agencies, particularly in the areas
of political advocacy and global climate change.
In addition to endorsing the Environmental Protection
Agency’s Energy Star Congregations program,
the Environmental Justice Office collaborates with
other denominations in supporting the Youth Compact
Fluorescent Light Bulb Project, which enables youth
groups to take action on behalf of creation while
earning money for mission trips by selling energy
efficient light bulbs in their congregations. The
Office also provides materials and small seed grants
to more than sixty volunteer “Restoring Creation
Enablers,” who promote eco-justice in their
presbyteries. |
| Christianity |
United States of America
(Administrative Office: Louisville,
Kentucky) |
| 1988–Present |
The Environmental
Justice Office was established in 1988 as the
General Assembly’s eco-justice
policy was being updated for the newly reunited
Presbyterian Church (USA). It now works to implement
the policies expressed in the 1990 General Assembly
report, “Restoring Creation for Ecology
and Justice,” as well as the “Hazardous
Waste, Race and the Environment” (1995)
and “Toward
a Just and Sustainable Human Development (1996)
policies. The Office does this through congregational
outreach,
education, resource development, advocacy,
and networking. Other General Assemblies have
adopted
resolutions on environmental issues as well (e.g.,
endorsing the Kyoto Protocol on climate change,
recycling, cleaning up coal-fired power plants,
and the impact of trade agreements on the environment).
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| The Environmental Justice
Office aims to foster church involvement in eco-justice
ministries at
all levels through a comprehensive program that
includes leadership development; provision of materials
for theological, biblical, and ethical education;
public policy advocacy; promotion of corporate
environmental responsibility; and the forging of
partnerships to address global environmental problems. |
National Council of
Churches of Christ Eco-Justice Working Group
Presbyterians
for Restoring Creation
Presbyterian Washington Office
Presbyterian United Nations
Office
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Ecumenical
Eco-Justice Network
Coalition for Environmentally
Responsible Economies
Interfaith Center on Corporate
Responsibility
The
National Religious Partnership
for the Environment (NRPE) |
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Environmental Justice Program of the Presbyterian
Church (USA)
100 Witherspoon Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Ph: 888.728.7228, ext. 5809
Email: William
Somplatsky-Jarman |
