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Church Youth Groups Invited to Apply for Funding to Create Healthier Communities
Church Youth Groups Invited to Apply for Funding to Create Healthier Communities
Dec 6, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Church Youth Groups Invited to Apply for Funding to Create Healthier Communities

Partners in Health and Wholeness is teaming up with the NC Alliance of YMCAs to identify… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal,Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Nine
PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal,Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Nine
Nov 28, 2013
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal,Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Nine

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here.… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Eight
PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Eight
Nov 21, 2013
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Eight

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here.… Continue Reading

Peppers Picked in Prayer
Peppers Picked in Prayer
Nov 14, 2013
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Peppers Picked in Prayer

Climate Change Is Real… In Many Ways… In Different Places… At The Same Time… As We… Continue Reading

PHW Bookclub Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Chapter Seven
PHW Bookclub Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Chapter Seven
Nov 14, 2013
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Bookclub Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Chapter Seven

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here.… Continue Reading

PHW Bookclub Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Six
PHW Bookclub Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Six
Nov 7, 2013
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Bookclub Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Six

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here.… Continue Reading

Saints of the Council
Saints of the Council
Nov 1, 2013
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Saints of the Council

My morning devotional was about All Saints’ Day, a time for remembering those who have come… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Five
PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Five
Oct 31, 2013
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Five

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here.… Continue Reading

Chocolate the Fair-Trade Way
Chocolate the Fair-Trade Way
Oct 28, 2013
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Chocolate the Fair-Trade Way

With Halloween upon us and holiday baking not far behind, think in terms of fair-trade chocolate… Continue Reading

Do Your Legislators Represent You or Not?
Do Your Legislators Represent You or Not?
Oct 22, 2013
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Do Your Legislators Represent You or Not?

The 2013 legislative session exhibited an anti-regulatory agenda, endangering North Carolina’s natural beauty and our quality… Continue Reading

Worship Resources on Climate Change
Worship Resources on Climate Change
Oct 10, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Worship Resources on Climate Change

Date: Proper 28 – Nov. 17, 2013
Topic: Climate Change
Focus Text: Psalm 98
Our lectionary texts, Isaiah 65:17-25 and Psalm 98, offer vision and hope for people of faith, a vision of ultimate peace among the whole of creation. The Hebrew word which implies such a state of being is shalom. The word shalom has a deep and rich meaning, implying not only a lack of hostility towards the creation and all God’s creatures, but also a state of general health and well being, a condition where there is “ecojustice” for all parts of creation.

A Special Energy Audit
A Special Energy Audit
Aug 17, 2013
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

A Special Energy Audit

United Church of Christ of Chapel Hill (UCC-CH) is my home church. My parents are committed… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, Chapter Eight
PHW Book Club Discussion: Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, Chapter Eight
Aug 15, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, Chapter Eight

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up… Continue Reading

Passing of Bishop Gossman
Passing of Bishop Gossman
Aug 13, 2013
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Passing of Bishop Gossman

Bishop Joseph Gossman, who died yesterday, was a great friend of the North Carolina Council of… Continue Reading

Congregations and Coal: Faith and the Riverbend Coal Plant
Congregations and Coal: Faith and the Riverbend Coal Plant
Aug 11, 2013
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Congregations and Coal: Faith and the Riverbend Coal Plant

I travelled to the River Bend Coal Power Plant just outside of Charlotte to attend a… Continue Reading

The Liberal Protest that Would Shock the Right: Moral Monday
The Liberal Protest that Would Shock the Right: Moral Monday
Aug 4, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Liberal Protest that Would Shock the Right: Moral Monday

Salon

Every week prayers and gospel songs infuse the air and participants offer blessings to the latest batch of 100 or so activists entering the Raleigh General Assembly building to commit civil disobedience. If you’re not from here, it may all seem a little counter-intuitive: A movement for inclusive and just secular governance that is deeply inflected with Christian ethics and arguments.

Three for the Governor’s ‘No’
Three for the Governor’s ‘No’
Aug 3, 2013
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Three for the Governor’s ‘No’

If Gov. Pat McCrory goes along with the General Assembly’s partial “disassembly” of state environmental rules… Continue Reading

Recent Poll Shows North Carolinians Want More Clean Energy
Recent Poll Shows North Carolinians Want More Clean Energy
Jul 31, 2013
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Recent Poll Shows North Carolinians Want More Clean Energy

Most North Carolinians oppose fracking, favor clean energy and think current regulations are sufficient or should be stronger. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released the North Carolina poll results on July 15, 2013. “From the mountains to the beaches, it’s clear that North Carolinians take special pride in their state, and see state environmental safeguards as protecting our heritage and ensuring that our children can enjoy this place we know and love,” said NRDC senior attorney Luis Martinez, who is based in Asheville. Among the poll’s key findings: 61% say state environmental standards and regulatory standards do more good than […]

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More Damage as Session Ends
More Damage as Session Ends
Jul 26, 2013
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

More Damage as Session Ends

The General Assembly has adjourned its 2013 session after a final cascade of disappointing and disturbing bills that now await review by Gov. Pat McCrory. Among the bills approved are ones that will make it less convenient for many citizens to vote and that weaken regulatory oversight of the environment.

There was at least one bright spot, as the House rejected a last-minute push by the Senate to speed up the environmentally risky natural gas extraction process known as fracking. But on the whole, legislators succeeded in putting the crowning touches on a session devoted to a conservative agenda the likes of which modern North Carolina has never before seen.

In the Shadows of Riverbend
In the Shadows of Riverbend
Jul 25, 2013
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

In the Shadows of Riverbend

Across the street, a small, unassuming, idyllic Catholic church faces the Duke Power Riverbend Coal Plant at the center of litigation and outrage in response to consistent pollution and lack of effective coal ash pond treatment. For a new intern at NCIPL, the physicalized contrast contained powerful irony that drove home the nature of our relationship as faithful North Carolinians with utility companies; we will always be living side by side. While utilities provide us the basic comforts of modern life, we see the destructive nature of their work and feel called to act and react against it. Such was […]

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The Nation is Watching NC and Moral Mondays
The Nation is Watching NC and Moral Mondays
Jul 12, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Nation is Watching NC and Moral Mondays

The impact of Moral Mondays continues to extend beyond North Carolina. Two recent articles and an… Continue Reading

Laurinburg Presbyterian Lets People Grow Food on its Property
Laurinburg Presbyterian Lets People Grow Food on its Property
Jul 9, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Laurinburg Presbyterian Lets People Grow Food on its Property

The Fayetteville Observer

Sam Thompson was looking for a sunny spot to plant tomatoes. He ended up leading an award-winning community revolution. Thompson, an elder at Laurinburg Presbyterian Church, pitched the idea of a community garden to the church six years ago. What began as a creative use for otherwise empty church property was recently awarded an equipment grant by the North Carolina Council of Churches and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. “We’re using the grant funds to dig a well,” Thompson said. “Wouldn’t you know this would be the wettest June in years.”

President’s Climate Action Plan Could Increase Air Quality and Business for NC
President’s Climate Action Plan Could Increase Air Quality and Business for NC
Jul 7, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

President’s Climate Action Plan Could Increase Air Quality and Business for NC

The President’s newly announced climate action plan calls for more funding for clean energy and limiting… Continue Reading

UCC Divests from Fossil Fuels
UCC Divests from Fossil Fuels
Jul 6, 2013
Kathy Shea, Former Senior Advisor - NCIPL

UCC Divests from Fossil Fuels

As a lifelong member of the United Church of Christ (UCC), I feel so proud of… Continue Reading

Grant to Strengthen Community Garden Program
Grant to Strengthen Community Garden Program
Jul 4, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Grant to Strengthen Community Garden Program

Winston-Salem Chronicle

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation has partnered with the North Carolina Council of Churches to provide grants to faith-based organizations to help them supply healthy eating alternatives to their members and underserved communities.

United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church (UMMBC) is one of 20 faith-based organizations that have received a $5,000 Healthy Eating Equipment Grant. The church will use the grant to purchase much needed equipment and supplies to support the 10 gardens that now comprise the S.G. Atkins Community Gardens at Winston-Salem State University.

Let ‘Environment’ Bills Wither
Let ‘Environment’ Bills Wither
Jul 2, 2013
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Let ‘Environment’ Bills Wither

It was a sure bet that the Republican majorities in both houses of the General Assembly,… Continue Reading

Reflection on Moral Mondays
Reflection on Moral Mondays
Jun 29, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Reflection on Moral Mondays

Participating in Moral Monday impressed me with a sense of fraternity and hope in the face… Continue Reading

We Are Called by Our Faith
We Are Called by Our Faith
Jun 28, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

We Are Called by Our Faith

On Tuesday, June 25, President Obama spoke of our moral obligation to address climate change on… Continue Reading

Why I Went to Jail for Justice on June 24, 2013
Why I Went to Jail for Justice on June 24, 2013
Jun 25, 2013
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Why I Went to Jail for Justice on June 24, 2013

NCCC Volunteer Program Associate Sandy Irving was arrested at the June 24 Moral Monday. Thirty-five years… Continue Reading

The Good News on Hurricanes
The Good News on Hurricanes
Jun 23, 2013
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

The Good News on Hurricanes

As we enter into this year’s hurricane season, a recent blog, Building Community Resiliency for Hurricane… Continue Reading

Moral Mondays Are Home-Grown
Moral Mondays Are Home-Grown
Jun 17, 2013
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Moral Mondays Are Home-Grown

“Outside agitators.” The very term reminds those of us of a certain age of the Civil… Continue Reading

Clergy Letter on Keystone Published in Politico
Clergy Letter on Keystone Published in Politico
Jun 14, 2013
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Clergy Letter on Keystone Published in Politico

The following letter was sent to NC House members’ Legislative Directors and Energy and Environmental Legislative… Continue Reading

Get Your Congregation on the Creation Care Map
Get Your Congregation on the Creation Care Map
Jun 13, 2013
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Get Your Congregation on the Creation Care Map

If you haven’t seen it yet, check out NCIPL’s success story map. The stories you read… Continue Reading

NCIPL Director and Volunteer on “Midday Interview” WHQR Radio Show
NCIPL Director and Volunteer on “Midday Interview” WHQR Radio Show
Jun 12, 2013
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

NCIPL Director and Volunteer on “Midday Interview” WHQR Radio Show

Volunteer Ed Ablard and I discussed the work and mission of NCIPL, as well as the wonderful evening Ed organized at his church, St. Paul’s Episcopal. Thank you so much to Ed for arranging this interview; it was a pleasure to be with you and all of our coastal allies this week!

Faith Leaders Voice Support for Moral Mondays
Faith Leaders Voice Support for Moral Mondays
Jun 11, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Faith Leaders Voice Support for Moral Mondays

Faith leaders from across the state and from different traditions continue to speak out in support… Continue Reading

Call to Mobilize 1,000 Clergy
Call to Mobilize 1,000 Clergy
Jun 1, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Call to Mobilize 1,000 Clergy

A group of clergy members is working to mobilize 1,000 of their colleagues to gather at… Continue Reading

A Challenge for People of Faith: Contact Congress like Pentagon Contractors Do
A Challenge for People of Faith: Contact Congress like Pentagon Contractors Do
May 30, 2013
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

A Challenge for People of Faith: Contact Congress like Pentagon Contractors Do

The Coalition on Human Needs is sharing sequester impacts and challenging people of faith to raise… Continue Reading

Resources for Earth Sabbath Celebrations
Resources for Earth Sabbath Celebrations
May 30, 2013
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Resources for Earth Sabbath Celebrations

As summer heads our way, consider hosting an Earth Sabbath Celebration. NCIPL has recently added several… Continue Reading

NC NAACP Launches Statewide Tour
NC NAACP Launches Statewide Tour
May 29, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

NC NAACP Launches Statewide Tour

The North Carolina NAACP, building on four weeks of Moral Monday demonstrations, has launched a 25-city… Continue Reading

Moral Mondays Continue in June
Moral Mondays Continue in June
May 25, 2013
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Moral Mondays Continue in June

Moral Mondays continue (though they will take the day off on Memorial Day). This week’s protest… Continue Reading

Energy Policy: Legislative Workshop by Fletcher Harper
Energy Policy: Legislative Workshop by Fletcher Harper
May 24, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Energy Policy: Legislative Workshop by Fletcher Harper

This workshop on energy policy is also a continuation of Rev. Fletcher Harper’s plenary session (available here) at the 2013 Legislative Seminar. Harper is Executive Director of GreenFaith, a New Jersey-based non-profit committed to building environmental leadership among people of faith. He is also an Episcopal priest.

Talking on Water
Talking on Water
May 22, 2013
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Talking on Water

We can’t go about our business as a society without messing up the environment to some… Continue Reading

Please Pray for Oklahoma
Please Pray for Oklahoma
May 21, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Please Pray for Oklahoma

All people affected by this week’s devastating storms, particularly those in Moore, Oklahoma, need our prayers.… Continue Reading

Growing Roots Regional Youth Conference – Fayetteville
Growing Roots Regional Youth Conference – Fayetteville
May 17, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Growing Roots Regional Youth Conference – Fayetteville

The theme of this free conference is “Growing Roots: A Youth Training Focused on Gardening, Faith, and Collecting Stories From Our Elders.” The conference is for ages 12-24. There will be healthy locally and organically grown food provided by church gardens, home gardens, and other healthy local food donations.

Faith Leaders for a Just Society in Asheville
Faith Leaders for a Just Society in Asheville
May 16, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Faith Leaders for a Just Society in Asheville

Faith leaders in Asheville are adding their voices to those outraged by the actions of NC… Continue Reading

Moral Mondays – Clergy Issued Special Invitation for May 20
Moral Mondays – Clergy Issued Special Invitation for May 20
May 15, 2013
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Moral Mondays – Clergy Issued Special Invitation for May 20

As many of you already know, Rev. William Barber and the state NAACP are organizing weekly… Continue Reading

Gardeners: Make the Climate Connection
Gardeners: Make the Climate Connection
May 12, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Gardeners: Make the Climate Connection

One thing that almost every congregation does is eat together. Coffee hour after worship, Wednesday dinners,… Continue Reading

Three NCIPL Volunteers Receive Governor’s Award
Three NCIPL Volunteers Receive Governor’s Award
May 11, 2013
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Three NCIPL Volunteers Receive Governor’s Award

Three people active with NCIPL are being honored with a 2013 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award: Penny Hooper… Continue Reading

Come to the Table Comes to Your Home
Come to the Table Comes to Your Home
May 8, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Come to the Table Comes to Your Home

Everyone gets so hyped about attending conferences. You go there, you collect as many business cards… Continue Reading

NCUC Challenges Duke Energy
NCUC Challenges Duke Energy
May 7, 2013
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

NCUC Challenges Duke Energy

The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued an order on Friday challenging Duke Energy to back up… Continue Reading

PHW Success Story – Ward Street Mission UMC, High Point
PHW Success Story – Ward Street Mission UMC, High Point
May 1, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Success Story – Ward Street Mission UMC, High Point

Since 2010, beginning with the spring growing season, Ward Street Mission United Methodist Church has implemented… Continue Reading

Rev. Fletcher Harper: Communicating the Values We Believe
Rev. Fletcher Harper: Communicating the Values We Believe
Apr 15, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Rev. Fletcher Harper: Communicating the Values We Believe

The Rev. Fletcher Harper is Executive Director of GreenFaith, a New Jersey-based non-profit committed to building… Continue Reading

NCIPL LeadershipTransition
NCIPL LeadershipTransition
Apr 9, 2013
Kathy Shea, Former Senior Advisor - NCIPL

NCIPL LeadershipTransition

As I gaze out of my study window at the bright spring birds and budding trees,… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 5 (Diversity)
PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 5 (Diversity)
Mar 21, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 5 (Diversity)

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report-Gun Bills Flood In
Raleigh Report-Gun Bills Flood In
Mar 19, 2013
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Raleigh Report-Gun Bills Flood In

Gun bills that extend the availability and use of guns flood the General Assembly.

Earth Day Weekend: Events and Resources for Congregations
Earth Day Weekend: Events and Resources for Congregations
Mar 19, 2013
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Earth Day Weekend: Events and Resources for Congregations

Earth Day weekend is the perfect time to direct attention, prayer, and action to Caring for Creation. This year, Earth Day is Monday, April 22. Visit NCIPL’s Earth Day webpage for resources your congregation can use to honor Earth Day, events occurring across the state, and details on how you can share your plans.

NCIPL Energy Audit “How To” Webinar Recording Online
NCIPL Energy Audit “How To” Webinar Recording Online
Mar 18, 2013
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

NCIPL Energy Audit “How To” Webinar Recording Online

NCIPL hosted a webinar on how your congregation can obtain a free energy savings analysis (also known as an energy audit) on March 12. The recording of the webinar is now online. This service is offered to all North Carolina congregations at no charge. Share the webinar with others at your congregation and contact us at info@ncipl.org to schedule your congregation’s audit today.

Online Community for Faithful Climate-Change Activists
Online Community for Faithful Climate-Change Activists
Mar 11, 2013
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Online Community for Faithful Climate-Change Activists

Are you interested in what other faith-based communities are doing in terms of climate change? Do… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 2 (Creation)
PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 2 (Creation)
Feb 28, 2013
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 2 (Creation)

Thank you for joining us for week 2 of the PHW Book Club! We hope you… Continue Reading

New Movie Series Comes to Charlotte
New Movie Series Comes to Charlotte
Feb 28, 2013
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

New Movie Series Comes to Charlotte

Monthly climate change action and education movie series have been popping up all over the state.… Continue Reading

PHW Funding Opportunity – Webinar Posted
PHW Funding Opportunity – Webinar Posted
Feb 27, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Funding Opportunity – Webinar Posted

Partners in Health and Wholeness, in partnership with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC… Continue Reading

Upcoming Webinar- Congregational Energy Savings Analyses
Upcoming Webinar- Congregational Energy Savings Analyses
Feb 26, 2013
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Upcoming Webinar- Congregational Energy Savings Analyses

If you are interested in reducing your congregation’s utility bills, increasing your congregation’s efforts to care… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 1 (Overview)
PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 1 (Overview)
Feb 21, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 1 (Overview)

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. Through it, we hope… Continue Reading

Preparing the Way: Caring for Creation – A Lenten “Carbon Fast”
Preparing the Way: Caring for Creation – A Lenten “Carbon Fast”
Feb 21, 2013
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Preparing the Way: Caring for Creation – A Lenten “Carbon Fast”

From Chapter 2 of Preparing the Way: A Social Justice Study for Lent. We’re offering this free… Continue Reading

Program and Registration for 2013 Legislative Seminar
Program and Registration for 2013 Legislative Seminar
Feb 18, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Program and Registration for 2013 Legislative Seminar

If you are interested in attending, but have not pre-registered, you may call our office at… Continue Reading

The Green Bible is a Must Read
The Green Bible is a Must Read
Feb 17, 2013
Kathy Shea, Former Senior Advisor - NCIPL

The Green Bible is a Must Read

If you haven’t discovered The Green Bible yet, you are in for a joyous surprise. This… Continue Reading

White Water, Black Gold: We Can’t Have Both
White Water, Black Gold: We Can’t Have Both
Feb 8, 2013
Kathy Shea, Former Senior Advisor - NCIPL

White Water, Black Gold: We Can’t Have Both

On the eve of the National Preach-In on Climate Change, I just watched an amazing movie called White Water, Black Gold. It’s a beautifully crafted and accurate exploration of one of the hidden costs of continued development of tar sands oil in Canada’s North Country. That cost is clean water. This Canadian production is available for free viewing until February 18th and is well worth the 57 minutes it takes to watch it. Elegantly juxtaposing video of pristine examples of God’s glorious creation with shocking shots of lands and waters defiled by human industry, this movie calls us to action and to change.

Lent and Getting Back to Basics
Lent and Getting Back to Basics
Feb 4, 2013
Kathy Shea, Former Senior Advisor - NCIPL

Lent and Getting Back to Basics

The 40 days of Lent are a wonderful time for Christians to explore deeply our relationship… Continue Reading

Preparing the Way: A Social Justice Study for Lent (free download)
Preparing the Way: A Social Justice Study for Lent (free download)
Feb 1, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Preparing the Way: A Social Justice Study for Lent (free download)

Click here for a free download of our new 2013 social justice study for Lent: Preparing the Way. This simple 10-page document combines traditional Lenten themes and Bible passages with contemporary issues including hunger, care of creation, and immigration. We invite you to join us in this season of reflection and preparation.

Preach-in on Global Warming: How To’s
Preach-in on Global Warming: How To’s
Jan 11, 2013
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Preach-in on Global Warming: How To’s

The 2013 National Preach-In on Global Warming is less than a month away! On the weekend of February… Continue Reading

Looking for Community Sparkplugs for a Healthier Wilson County
Looking for Community Sparkplugs for a Healthier Wilson County
Jan 7, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Looking for Community Sparkplugs for a Healthier Wilson County

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation and The Rensselaerville Institute are looking for individuals with project ideas for creating a healthier Wilson County. Projects will be implemented over the next 6 months and must focus on increasing physical activity and/or access to and consumption of fresh produce.

Selected Community Sparkplugs and their teams will receive the following: a $3,000 grant (simple application process), individualized help to create an action plan and set project results, support and coaching over the next 6 months, and an opportunity to become part of a growing network of Community Sparkplugs across North Carolina.

Film Depicts Relocation Due to Climate Change
Film Depicts Relocation Due to Climate Change
Dec 30, 2012
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Film Depicts Relocation Due to Climate Change

I recently watched the trailer for the new movie, The Hungry Tide. The film documents history… Continue Reading

Good News for All Creation
Good News for All Creation
Dec 27, 2012
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Good News for All Creation

When I found out that the current issue of Unbound focuses on “Hope for Eco-Activists: Dis­cov­er­ing… Continue Reading

Have a Green Christmas
Have a Green Christmas
Dec 22, 2012
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Have a Green Christmas

Grist’s recent article A Million and One Ways (at Least!) to Simplify the Holidays makes it… Continue Reading

Help Sustain Wind Power Tax Credit
Help Sustain Wind Power Tax Credit
Dec 10, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Help Sustain Wind Power Tax Credit

Sunshine, wind and waves are all free gifts from God and expressions of God’s amazing power… Continue Reading

First NCIPL Regional Partner Groups Formed
First NCIPL Regional Partner Groups Formed
Dec 8, 2012
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

First NCIPL Regional Partner Groups Formed

NCIPL is so happy to announce that two Regional Partner Groups have been formalized. Regional Partner… Continue Reading

Baptist Peacemaker Highlights Churches’ Care of Creation Work
Baptist Peacemaker Highlights Churches’ Care of Creation Work
Dec 8, 2012
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Baptist Peacemaker Highlights Churches’ Care of Creation Work

A recent article in the Baptist Peacemaker focuses on what churches are doing to address creation… Continue Reading

Making Peace between a Planet and Its People
Making Peace between a Planet and Its People
Dec 1, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Making Peace between a Planet and Its People

Baptist Peacemaker

Google “care for creation” and you’ll find it’s a panreligious movement. If nothing else, this demonstrates that all major religions—Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical and Baptist—all agree on at least one thing. Can I get an “amen” to that?

It’s good that this is the case. Reconciliation between a planet needing stewardship and inhabitants who often refuse to see that need will require everything from global to grassroots activity.

Focus and Early Registration for 2013 Preach-in on Global Warming
Focus and Early Registration for 2013 Preach-in on Global Warming
Nov 18, 2012
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Focus and Early Registration for 2013 Preach-in on Global Warming

Since 2010, NCIPL has encouraged individuals and faith communities to participate in the national Preach-In on… Continue Reading

PHW Featured in NC Medical Journal
PHW Featured in NC Medical Journal
Nov 2, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Featured in NC Medical Journal

Willona Stallings, PHW Program Coordinator, co-authored a section on working with faith communities to improve population… Continue Reading

Latest National Survey on Climate Change Beliefs
Latest National Survey on Climate Change Beliefs
Oct 25, 2012
Kathy Shea, Former Senior Advisor - NCIPL

Latest National Survey on Climate Change Beliefs

The Center for Climate Change Communication, a joint project of Yale and George Mason Universities, released… Continue Reading

North Carolina Beyond Coal
North Carolina Beyond Coal
Oct 23, 2012
Richard Fireman, Former NCIPL Public Policy Advisor

North Carolina Beyond Coal

Since 1965, my first year of medical school, I knew that coal kills (see Alan Lockwood’s… Continue Reading

NCIPL Certificate of Participation Now Online
NCIPL Certificate of Participation Now Online
Oct 18, 2012
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

NCIPL Certificate of Participation Now Online

Completing a Certificate of Participation for North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light just got easier. The… Continue Reading

Advent Guide Focuses on Social Justice
Advent Guide Focuses on Social Justice
Oct 11, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Advent Guide Focuses on Social Justice

Because the season of Advent is a time of awaiting the Christ child and the risen… Continue Reading

emPOWERed Greensboro
emPOWERed Greensboro
Oct 5, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

emPOWERed Greensboro

  Event Details: Thursday, October 11 6:30-8:30 p.m. Temple Emanuel 1129 Jefferson Road Greensboro Come and… Continue Reading

Sacred Potluck Challenge — Enter by Nov. 10
Sacred Potluck Challenge — Enter by Nov. 10
Oct 4, 2012
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Sacred Potluck Challenge — Enter by Nov. 10

Entering into fall, notions of harvests and feasts abound. As people of faith, we are called… Continue Reading

Clean Air, Clean Water, Good Jobs
Clean Air, Clean Water, Good Jobs
Oct 2, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Clean Air, Clean Water, Good Jobs

Over the past few months, North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light has been a proud part… Continue Reading

Become An emPOWERed Congregation
Become An emPOWERed Congregation
Sep 27, 2012
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Become An emPOWERed Congregation

Balancing a congregational budget is difficult. Caring for congregants, paying staff and clergy, funding mission work,… Continue Reading

Manage the Unavoidable and Avoid the Unmanageable
Manage the Unavoidable and Avoid the Unmanageable
Aug 29, 2012
Kathy Shea, Former Senior Advisor - NCIPL

Manage the Unavoidable and Avoid the Unmanageable

NCIPL is all about helping faith communities find positive responses to climate change. It’s a big… Continue Reading

Warming Climate and Melting Glacier Lead Vatican to Change Ritual
Warming Climate and Melting Glacier Lead Vatican to Change Ritual
Aug 14, 2012
Kathy Shea, Former Senior Advisor - NCIPL

Warming Climate and Melting Glacier Lead Vatican to Change Ritual

This piece in National Geographic Daily News is a wake-up call from local mountain dwellers in… Continue Reading

Drop Everything and Go
Drop Everything and Go
Aug 7, 2012
Kathy Shea, Former Senior Advisor - NCIPL

Drop Everything and Go

I had a scare last month. My husband and I returned home on our 31st anniversary… Continue Reading

Ask the Governor to Veto Fracking Bill
Ask the Governor to Veto Fracking Bill
Jun 25, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Ask the Governor to Veto Fracking Bill

The General Assembly has passed S 820 and sent it to the Governor. This is the… Continue Reading

Rio+20 and The Climate is Changed!
Rio+20 and The Climate is Changed!
Jun 19, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Rio+20 and The Climate is Changed!

One of my friends just posted this amazing YouTube video of Severn Suzuki who, at age… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report June 12 Update
Raleigh Report June 12 Update
Jun 12, 2012
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report June 12 Update

George Reed, Editor Robert L. Mason, Intern Associate Fracking Clean Energy and Economic Security Act Domestic… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report: Racial Justice Act Veto Override and Lobby Day to Stop Fracking Bill
Raleigh Report: Racial Justice Act Veto Override and Lobby Day to Stop Fracking Bill
Jun 4, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report: Racial Justice Act Veto Override and Lobby Day to Stop Fracking Bill

Two time-sensitive issues for advocates: 1) A vote to override the Governor’s veto of the Racial… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report – June 1, 2012
Raleigh Report – June 1, 2012
Jun 1, 2012
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – June 1, 2012

The General Assembly leadership is committed to having this short session truly be short, and there’s talk of adjourning by early July. In fact, an adjournment resolution was introduced yesterday with a target date of June 19. This session, which starts in May of even-numbered years, is primarily to tweak the second year of the budget adopted the year before. In addition, certain bills which were introduced last year (mostly ones which passed in one house) can be considered. For a new bill to be introduced this year, it must fit into one of a few specific categories, with most new bills having to do with budgetary matters or coming from a study commission which met during the interim. Finally, pending veto overrides are also thought by the House and Senate leadership to be eligible for consideration.


Also in this Raleigh Report: Guns in Church, Gambling, Death Penalty, Boards and Commissions and more.

Church Council Bulletin, Spring 2012
Church Council Bulletin, Spring 2012
May 29, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Church Council Bulletin, Spring 2012

The Spring 2012 Church Council Bulletin includes photographs from the Council’s recent Critical Issues Seminar, an update on items of interest in the General Assembly’s short session, a statement on the passage of Amendment One, the Council’s spring appeal, and more.

The Fierce Urgency of Now
The Fierce Urgency of Now
May 17, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Fierce Urgency of Now

Martin Luther King Jr.’s phrase “the fierce urgency of now,” articulated in his 1967 sermon, “Beyond… Continue Reading

Care of Creation Faith Message Has Legs on Capitol Hill
Care of Creation Faith Message Has Legs on Capitol Hill
May 8, 2012
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Care of Creation Faith Message Has Legs on Capitol Hill

Susannah Tuttle and I had the privilege of representing NCIPL at the annual meeting of Interfaith… Continue Reading

Celebrating With My Community
Celebrating With My Community
Apr 16, 2012
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Celebrating With My Community

It’s funny when strangers strike you as family. That is what happens, for me at least,… Continue Reading

New County Health Rankings Point to Disparities in Health
New County Health Rankings Point to Disparities in Health
Apr 10, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

New County Health Rankings Point to Disparities in Health

The 2012 County Health Rankings report, recently released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the… Continue Reading

Springtime on Eaarth
Springtime on Eaarth
Apr 3, 2012
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Springtime on Eaarth

Spring is a favorite time for all of us who love to be in the garden.… Continue Reading

Deadline for Critical Issues Seminar Extended; Eva Clayton to Speak at Lunch
Deadline for Critical Issues Seminar Extended; Eva Clayton to Speak at Lunch
Apr 2, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Deadline for Critical Issues Seminar Extended; Eva Clayton to Speak at Lunch

The deadline to guarantee lunch at the 2012 Critical Issues Seminar has been extended to April… Continue Reading

Keynoter and Distinguished Service Award Recipient Announced for Critical Issues
Keynoter and Distinguished Service Award Recipient Announced for Critical Issues
Mar 26, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Keynoter and Distinguished Service Award Recipient Announced for Critical Issues

Alexia Kelley will deliver the keynote address for the North Carolina Council of Churches’ 2012 Critical Issues… Continue Reading

Earth Sabbath Celebrated in Asheville
Earth Sabbath Celebrated in Asheville
Mar 8, 2012
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Earth Sabbath Celebrated in Asheville

“My heart is moved by all that I cannot save.” Fifty-three enthralled participants at the Earth… Continue Reading

Caring for Creation: Charlotte churches plant gardens, add solar panels and join others trying to protect the planet
Caring for Creation: Charlotte churches plant gardens, add solar panels and join others trying to protect the planet
Feb 18, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Caring for Creation: Charlotte churches plant gardens, add solar panels and join others trying to protect the planet

Charlotte Observer

Even in February, there’s a lot happening in the community garden at Central United Methodist church in east Charlotte.

A few of the 24 plots still have winter vegetables to harvest. Gardeners are building pea trellises and clearing the ground to start planting early crops.

Langston Denny, a prayer leader at the church, is building a new compost bin. He’s arranged for a local restaurant to give him its lettuce, coffee grounds and eggshells that would otherwise go to waste.

Central United is part of a growing movement among faith groups – in Charlotte and around the nation – that embrace environmental conservation as a way to care for God’s creation and for neighbors in need.

Transition Congregations Workshop – a Great Beginning!
Transition Congregations Workshop – a Great Beginning!
Feb 18, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Transition Congregations Workshop – a Great Beginning!

On January 21, 2012, sixty people gathered in the fellowship hall of the United Church of… Continue Reading

Eating Well: A Lenten Practice
Eating Well: A Lenten Practice
Feb 15, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Eating Well: A Lenten Practice

As Lent quickly approaches, you may be thinking about a fast or discipline on which you… Continue Reading

Register for 2012 Critical Issues Seminar — “Eating Well: For Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet”
Register for 2012 Critical Issues Seminar — “Eating Well: For Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet”
Feb 10, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Register for 2012 Critical Issues Seminar — “Eating Well: For Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet”

To register for the 2012 Critical Issues Seminar and to choose your workshops, complete the form… Continue Reading

Put Your Faith into Action — Join the Public Policy Advocacy Team!
Put Your Faith into Action — Join the Public Policy Advocacy Team!
Feb 9, 2012
Richard Fireman, Former NCIPL Public Policy Advisor

Put Your Faith into Action — Join the Public Policy Advocacy Team!

The North Carolina Council of Churches advocates for just and compassionate public policy in North Carolina,… Continue Reading

Announcing the “Eating Well” Curriculum!
Announcing the “Eating Well” Curriculum!
Feb 2, 2012
Leslie Ware, Anti-Torture Project Coordinator

Announcing the “Eating Well” Curriculum!

I’m pleased to announce the North Carolina Council of Churches has a new curriculum in the works!… Continue Reading

Episcopal Diocese of NC: Take Action on Climate Change
Episcopal Diocese of NC: Take Action on Climate Change
Jan 31, 2012
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Episcopal Diocese of NC: Take Action on Climate Change

On January 21, during the 196th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, the delegation… Continue Reading

Earth Sabbath Celebrations Spread to Asheville, Chapel Hill and Durham
Earth Sabbath Celebrations Spread to Asheville, Chapel Hill and Durham
Jan 29, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Earth Sabbath Celebrations Spread to Asheville, Chapel Hill and Durham

Anyone who has attended an Earth Sabbath Celebration knows how special they are. Over the past… Continue Reading

Permit for Canada to Texas Pipeline Denied
Permit for Canada to Texas Pipeline Denied
Jan 20, 2012
Richard Fireman, Former NCIPL Public Policy Advisor

Permit for Canada to Texas Pipeline Denied

By denying a federal permit to the Keystone XL pipeline, the Obama administration has taken a… Continue Reading

Stand Up and Be Counted — Register for the Preach-In on Global Warming
Stand Up and Be Counted — Register for the Preach-In on Global Warming
Jan 13, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Stand Up and Be Counted — Register for the Preach-In on Global Warming

There’s still time to get FREE hard copies of the 2012 Preach-In on Global Warming materials… Continue Reading

2012 Critical Issues Seminar — Eating Well for Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet
2012 Critical Issues Seminar — Eating Well for Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet
Jan 10, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

2012 Critical Issues Seminar — Eating Well for Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet

Everyone eats. How and from where we get that food, how much is available to us,… Continue Reading

Connecting the Dots in 2012
Connecting the Dots in 2012
Jan 10, 2012
Richard Fireman, Former NCIPL Public Policy Advisor

Connecting the Dots in 2012

As 2012 begins to unfold, I am called to reflect on the amazing world wide pro-democracy… Continue Reading

Transition Congregations – First Ever Training Will Be in NC!
Transition Congregations – First Ever Training Will Be in NC!
Dec 20, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Transition Congregations – First Ever Training Will Be in NC!

Many in the environmental movement are aware of Transition Towns. This brilliant construct recognizes that two… Continue Reading

Register NOW for the Preach-In on Global Warming – Feb.10-12
Register NOW for the Preach-In on Global Warming – Feb.10-12
Dec 15, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Register NOW for the Preach-In on Global Warming – Feb.10-12

The Durban climate talks are now over and were marked by a striking failure to act. … Continue Reading

Placing Obese Children in Foster Care: Does the Punishment Fit the “Crime”?
Placing Obese Children in Foster Care: Does the Punishment Fit the “Crime”?
Nov 30, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Placing Obese Children in Foster Care: Does the Punishment Fit the “Crime”?

The debate over whether to place morbidly obese children in foster care or to leave them… Continue Reading

Racial Justice Act and Fracking — Make Your Voice Heard on Two Critical Issues
Racial Justice Act and Fracking — Make Your Voice Heard on Two Critical Issues
Nov 28, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Racial Justice Act and Fracking — Make Your Voice Heard on Two Critical Issues

The General Assembly has returned for another mini-session, this one scheduled to last a couple of… Continue Reading

NC Faith Communities Go Solar
NC Faith Communities Go Solar
Nov 10, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

NC Faith Communities Go Solar

North Carolina Interfaith Power and Light, a program of the Council, is proud to announce that this year has been a banner year for faith communities in North Carolina to go solar. Three faith communities have successfully installed solar projects on their property in the past few months, Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte (picture above), Temple Emmanuel in Greensboro, and the Montreat Conference Center in Montreat. First Congregational United Church of Christ installed their solar panels in February.

Seven Billion and Growing
Seven Billion and Growing
Nov 9, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Seven Billion and Growing

The temperatures are dropping. The leaves are changing. Holidays are speeding by. We’ve already passed Halloween,… Continue Reading

National Food Day Was Cooked Just Right!
National Food Day Was Cooked Just Right!
Nov 3, 2011
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

National Food Day Was Cooked Just Right!

People nationwide celebrated National Food Day on October 24th.  The mission of National Food Day is… Continue Reading

Radiation in Cigarettes
Radiation in Cigarettes
Oct 27, 2011
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Radiation in Cigarettes

This might strike you as surprising, as it did me, but radiation has been in cigarettes for more than forty years! We all have heard just how bad cigarettes are, but to know that they contain alpha particles on top of the other harmful substances is alarming, to say the least. And it is appalling to know that tobacco companies knew this and covered up the truth.

Christ the King, Year A
Christ the King, Year A
Oct 15, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Christ the King, Year A

In Ezekiel, we hear the cry of God for God’s sheep throughout the land and nations. As a shepherd, God makes connections across lands and regions where we have, time and time again, made divisions. For too long, we have defined health with a too limited view as to who my neighbor is and who my fellow sheep are.

NC IPL Testifies in Support of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
NC IPL Testifies in Support of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Sep 22, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

NC IPL Testifies in Support of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

We are here this morning in support of NC WARN’s requests for safe, healthy and cost effective energy efficiency and renewable energy programs to be stipulated as conditions for the proposed merger between Duke Power and Progress Energy. NC WARN, and all the other organizations and individuals testifying, are sharing their expertise and submitting reports that clearly demonstrate a road to the most cost effective solutions for a 21st Century Energy Economy revolving around a comprehensive plan for achieving the maximum attainable energy efficiency in our state.

Rural Life Committee Supports Ban on Fracking
Rural Life Committee Supports Ban on Fracking
Aug 18, 2011
North Carolina Council of Churches

Rural Life Committee Supports Ban on Fracking

The experiences of landowners in other states indicate that hydraulic fracturing can have profound negative impacts on rural communities. The Rural Life Committee of the North Carolina Council of Churches supports the current ban on hydraulic fracturing in North Carolina. The above concerns need to be addressed with careful attention to landowners’ property, landowners’ rights, and the care for creation’s gifts. Furthermore, we call on our member bodies and faith leaders to share reliable information about hydraulic fracturing with their communities. We believe that we are called by God to be good stewards of the good gifts of community, health, water and soil. Trusting in God, we refuse to trade this bountiful inheritance for the empty promises of energy that may be cheap in terms of dollars but which we know will be costly in terms of our livelihoods.

Raleigh Report – August 5, 2011
Raleigh Report – August 5, 2011
Aug 8, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – August 5, 2011

The General Assembly returned to Raleigh in July for what was, in reality, Round Two of its 2011 Long Session. The primary tasks were to take up overrides on bills Governor Perdue had vetoed and to adopt redistricting plans for U.S. Congressional districts and for the state House and Senate.

Bishop Curry Interviews Dr. Kathy Shea about NC IPL
Bishop Curry Interviews Dr. Kathy Shea about NC IPL
Jul 1, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Bishop Curry Interviews Dr. Kathy Shea about NC IPL

In a recent edition of Please Note, Bishop Michael Curry of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina interviewed Dr. Kathy Shea about her work as director of NC Interfaith Power & Light.

Raleigh Report – June 21, 2011
Raleigh Report – June 21, 2011
Jun 23, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – June 21, 2011

The 2011 session of the General Assembly adjourned around midday on Saturday, June 18. Legislative leaders and the media are trumpeting the efficiency of the session and the fact that this is the earliest adjournment since 1973. But that is misleading since they aren’t really finished with their work. The adjournment resolution calls them back into a special session on July 13. At that time, they will take up the thorny issue of redistricting as well as controversial bills from the just-ended session which remain in conference committees and any bills vetoed by the Governor.

Truth About Climate Change
Truth About Climate Change
Jun 21, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Truth About Climate Change

There was an important story on NPR’s Morning Edition today called “Climate Change: Public Skeptical, Scientists… Continue Reading

Tarheel Footprints in Health Care
Tarheel Footprints in Health Care
Jun 20, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Tarheel Footprints in Health Care

North Carolina Medical Journal

The NCMJ features Dr. Kathy Shea, Executive Director of North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light, on page 87 of its March/April 2011 edition.

Cool Harvest Program Offered at Church of the Nativity
Cool Harvest Program Offered at Church of the Nativity
Jun 6, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Cool Harvest Program Offered at Church of the Nativity

In response to the growing awareness among members of faith communities that we have not been… Continue Reading

Emergency Call to Action from Rev. William Barber
Emergency Call to Action from Rev. William Barber
May 12, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Emergency Call to Action from Rev. William Barber

Rev. William Barber, president of the NC NAACP, organizer of the HKonJ movement (of which the NC… Continue Reading

Ascension of the Lord, Year A
Ascension of the Lord, Year A
May 2, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Ascension of the Lord, Year A

As I look from my living room window at the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd, I am compelled to rush to my car radio to listen to the news for further updates, if any are currently on! Tidbits of information from the streets come my way and it is shocking what I hear. Roads are flooded cutting off routes of escape from the city west toward Raleigh, east toward Kenly, and some say you can’t get through Rocky Mount.

Raleigh Report – April 26, 2011
Raleigh Report – April 26, 2011
Apr 28, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – April 26, 2011

State Deadline Passes and Most New Bills Introduced

Raleigh Report – April 19, 2011
Raleigh Report – April 19, 2011
Apr 20, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – April 19, 2011

New Bills Edition: Attack on Workers Comp by New Bill H 709/S 544 misnamed Protect and Put NC Back to Work.

Community Gardens Springing Up in Raleigh
Community Gardens Springing Up in Raleigh
Apr 13, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Community Gardens Springing Up in Raleigh

For churches and other nonprofits in Raleigh that wish to grow a community garden but currently… Continue Reading

Solarbration
Solarbration
Apr 8, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Solarbration

Sunday April 3 was a beautiful day, a perfect day for a Solarbration. The sun was… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report – April 4, 2011
Raleigh Report – April 4, 2011
Apr 4, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – April 4, 2011

The drumbeat of bad bills continues. Suffice it to say that it’s a tough year for those of us who have advocated for public policy decisions promoting social justice, protecting vulnerable people, and caring for God’s creation. We can’t respond to every bad idea or bad bill. On many of these issues, we feel like we are butting our heads against a wall. Our tendency may be to throw up our hands in despair.

Raleigh Report – March 21, 2011
Raleigh Report – March 21, 2011
Mar 23, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – March 21, 2011

New bills on the budget, care of creation, criminal justice, election and campaign law, gambling, guns, health and health care, immigration, mental health, developmental disabilities, substance abuse services, public eduction, and taxes.

First Solar at First Congregational
First Solar at First Congregational
Mar 11, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

First Solar at First Congregational

It has been quite a journey, but thanks to the vision and leadership of Rev. Joe… Continue Reading

Care of Creation Taking Off  in the Pacific Northwest – NC Should Follow their Lead!
Care of Creation Taking Off in the Pacific Northwest – NC Should Follow their Lead!
Mar 9, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Care of Creation Taking Off in the Pacific Northwest – NC Should Follow their Lead!

First Oregon, and now Washington state is on its way to a coal-free energy future. On… Continue Reading

Statement on Annual Utility Rate Hikes without NC Utility Commission Review
Statement on Annual Utility Rate Hikes without NC Utility Commission Review
Mar 1, 2011
North Carolina Council of Churches

Statement on Annual Utility Rate Hikes without NC Utility Commission Review

Adopted by the Governing Board, NC Council of Churches, March 1, 2011 Duke Energy and Progress… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report – February 18, 2011
Raleigh Report – February 18, 2011
Feb 22, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – February 18, 2011

Health Benefit Exchange Bills Introduced; Other New Bills; Updates on already introduced bills.

Landowners’ Rights and Mineral Leases in NC
Landowners’ Rights and Mineral Leases in NC
Feb 15, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Landowners’ Rights and Mineral Leases in NC

We are disturbed by increasing reports of NC landowners who are signing over some of their property rights to energy companies looking for new sources of natural gas. In addition to the environmental damage caused by accessing this natural gas, we are concerned that in many cases landowners are not fully aware of their rights and how these contracts will impact the use of their land in the future.

The following information comes from our friends at Rural Advancement Foundation International. Visit this page for more complete information.

Help Us Care for Creation
Help Us Care for Creation
Feb 10, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Help Us Care for Creation

In an effort to honor creation and be more mindful of our resources, the NCCC will… Continue Reading

Creation care topic of Sunday sermons
Creation care topic of Sunday sermons
Feb 9, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Creation care topic of Sunday sermons

Durham Herald-Sun

On Sunday morning, the importance of caring for God’s creation will be preached from the pulpits of hundreds of churches. The common topic thread is part of Interfaith Power & Light’s National Global Warming Preach-In this weekend.

At Pilgrim United Church of Christ in Durham, the Rev. Ginger Brasher-Cunningham will urge her congregation to be mindful about how they walk on the earth and to respect creation and that God has given them this beauty.

Last year, 50 congregations in North Carolina were among the 400 preach-in participants. North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light, which is based in Raleigh, is a program of the N.C. Council of Churches.

Send Valentines to Our Senators!
Send Valentines to Our Senators!
Feb 7, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Send Valentines to Our Senators!

This weekend, February 11-13 is the second annual National Preach-In on Global Warming.  Sponsored locally by… Continue Reading

National Preach-in on Global Warming 2011
National Preach-in on Global Warming 2011
Jan 5, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

National Preach-in on Global Warming 2011

In February of 2010, over 50 congregations in North Carolina were some of over 400 congregations in 40 states participating in a national Preach-In on Global Warming. Here’s how you can participate in the coming year.

As We Enter A New Year
As We Enter A New Year
Jan 4, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

As We Enter A New Year

Friends, We look ahead to 2011 knowing we face many challenges and that our commitment to… Continue Reading

Moving Forward with the NCCC
Moving Forward with the NCCC
Dec 2, 2010
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Moving Forward with the NCCC

As December begins, we make the transition from a time of thanksgiving to a season of… Continue Reading

Environmental ethic recognized
Environmental ethic recognized
Nov 3, 2010
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Environmental ethic recognized

Chapel Hill News

Church of Reconciliation, 110 N. Elliott Road, has been certified as an “Earth Care Congregation” by the Presbyterian Church USA’s Environmental Ministries. To become an Earth Care Congregation, the church affirmed the Earth Care pledge to integrate environmental practices and thinking into all facets of its church life, and completed projects and activities in the fields of worship, education, facilities and outreach.

Dr. Katherine Shea Chosen to Head NC IPL
Dr. Katherine Shea Chosen to Head NC IPL
Nov 3, 2010
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Dr. Katherine Shea Chosen to Head NC IPL

Dr. Katherine Shea, a physician with expertise in the link between climate change and human health, is the new director of North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light, a project of the North Carolina Council of Churches and a state affiliate of the national Interfaith Power & Light campaign.

Reflections on Our 75th Anniversary
Reflections on Our 75th Anniversary
Oct 29, 2010
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Reflections on Our 75th Anniversary

I was struck, as I listened to remembrances from the past, that we really are seeing progress on issues of social justice. But it happens over a period of years or even decades. The issues we heard about at the Anniversary are difficult ones. They have produced years of frustration and sometimes what looked like complete failure. And yet . . .

Critical Issues Wraps Up
Critical Issues Wraps Up
Oct 25, 2010
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Critical Issues Wraps Up

About 150 activists and experts gathered in Greensboro recently for the North Carolina Council of Churches’ Critical… Continue Reading

Kathy Shea is New NC IPL Director
Kathy Shea is New NC IPL Director
Oct 22, 2010
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Kathy Shea is New NC IPL Director

We’ve had an exciting couple of weeks on the Care of Creation front. Our Critical Issues… Continue Reading

Proper 28, Year C
Proper 28, Year C
Oct 12, 2010
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Proper 28, Year C

Our lectionary texts, Isaiah 65:17-25 and Psalm 98, offer vision and hope for people of faith, a vision of ultimate peace among the whole of creation. The Hebrew word which implies such a state of being is shalom. The word shalom has a deep and rich meaning, implying not only a lack of hostility towards the creation and all God’s creatures, but also a state of general health and well being, a condition where there is “ecojustice” for all parts of creation.

Living on an Ark
Living on an Ark
Oct 3, 2010
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Living on an Ark

Dr. Norman Wirzba, Duke Divinity School (Durham)

Now, imagine that God comes to you one day and says, “I need you and your family to gather all the animals living in North Carolina. I need you to feed them and protect them. I need you to build a floating farm and make sure they stay alive because the world around them is crumbling and dissolving. The places these animals have called home are disappearing, and I need you to make a home for them.” What would you say?

Ride Sharing to Critical Issues Seminar
Ride Sharing to Critical Issues Seminar
Sep 28, 2010
David LaMotte, Consultant for Peace

Ride Sharing to Critical Issues Seminar

Please use the comments section below this post to let others know where you are traveling from and whether you would be able to transport other passengers, need a ride, or could do either.

The Benefits of the Bus
The Benefits of the Bus
Sep 23, 2010
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Benefits of the Bus

The NC State students are back. I, for one, am delighted. Sure, there are longer lines… Continue Reading

It’s all the same water
It’s all the same water
Sep 17, 2010
George Reed, Former Executive Director

It’s all the same water

Penny Hooper and Richard Fireman, both with the Council’s NC Interfaith Power & Light program, have… Continue Reading

Environmental Saints Among Us
Environmental Saints Among Us
Sep 7, 2010
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Environmental Saints Among Us

Mallory McDuff, author of “Natural Saints: How People of Faith Are Working to Save God’s Earth” and… Continue Reading

2010 Critical Issues Seminar Program Announced
2010 Critical Issues Seminar Program Announced
Aug 16, 2010
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

2010 Critical Issues Seminar Program Announced

The Seminar “Loving God’s Creation: Fully Integrating Creation Care with the Church’s Mission and Ministry” is set for Thursday, October 14, 2010, at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Greensboro, NC. The program for this event has been announced.

Eat, Pray, Love: A New Green Gospel
Eat, Pray, Love: A New Green Gospel
Aug 13, 2010
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Eat, Pray, Love: A New Green Gospel

In an op-ed, published in USA Today, Mallory McDuff offers an enticing look at the popular book and movie, “Eat, Pray, Love” through the eyes of a Christian environmentalist.

2010 Session Wrap-Up
2010 Session Wrap-Up
Aug 12, 2010
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

2010 Session Wrap-Up

Yesterday was the deadline for Governor Perdue to sign or veto bills passed by the General Assembly in the last weeks of the session. Interestingly, yesterday she let a bill become law without her signature.

Also in this Raleigh Report: Domestic Violence, Environment, Gambling, and more.

Let Us Pray for a Clean Environment
Let Us Pray for a Clean Environment
Aug 6, 2010
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Let Us Pray for a Clean Environment

Certainly the BP spill has heightened concern about the environment, but that concern was already growing among… Continue Reading

Farewell to Jill Rios
Farewell to Jill Rios
Aug 2, 2010
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Farewell to Jill Rios

The Council bids farewell to Jill Rios as Director of Interfaith Power & Light. Jill, who has served in that role for two years based out of Asheville, resigned to devote more time to her family, health and other, more locally-based projects.

2010 Critical Issues Seminar
2010 Critical Issues Seminar
Jul 12, 2010
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

2010 Critical Issues Seminar

What: Critical Issues Conference 2010: Climate Change & Faith
When: October 14
Where: Congregational UCC (400 W. Radiance Dr., Greensboro)
Why: Come learn about climate change and how congregations can make a difference.

Raleigh Report: General Assembly Addressing Childhood Obesity
Raleigh Report: General Assembly Addressing Childhood Obesity
Jun 28, 2010
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Raleigh Report: General Assembly Addressing Childhood Obesity

Unfortunately, the childhood obesity epidemic is drastically affecting North Carolina. In 2009, North Carolina ranked 14th worst in the nation in childhood overweight and obesity for children ages 10-17, with more than one-third (33.5%) of our children being overweight or obese.

Also in this Raleigh Report: Domestic Violence, Environment, Gambling, Health, Housing, People with Disabilities, Public Education, and more.

Faithful find ways to respond to oil spill
Faithful find ways to respond to oil spill
Jun 17, 2010
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Faithful find ways to respond to oil spill

Raleigh News & Observer

When hurricanes or earthquakes hit, religious congregations know how to respond with acts of good will and charity. But what about an oil spill?

Many Triangle congregations are finding their voice.

Tonight two churches will hold vigils to pray and reflect on the BP oil rig disaster. On Sunday, the two-month anniversary of the oil spill, many Christians will attempt a daylong fast from oil in whatever way they find appropriate.

Shameless Love
Shameless Love
Jun 13, 2010
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Shameless Love

Rev. Nancy Petty, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church (Raleigh)

It’s an image I can’t get out of my mind: a rescuer washing goo off a pelican. The bird was found alive but coated in the oil slick making its way ashore along the Louisiana coastline. The rescuer, volunteering hours of her time, was gently and compassionately bathing the bird in hopes of giving it another chance in the wild. It is a sad but hopeful image from the Gulf of Mexico. And of all the images I have seen from this, the worst oil spill disaster our country has ever experienced, it is this one that causes me to reach for the remote as fast as I can to change the channel.

Don’t ever let it happen here
Don’t ever let it happen here
May 28, 2010
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Don’t ever let it happen here

Raleigh News & Observer

What would an oil spill mean on our coast? We wouldn’t be walking on the beach or eating local fish. We’d be cleaning oil off the pelicans. Fisherfolk would not be out in their boats. No families would be rolling their provisions to the beach. We wouldn’t be marveling at the beauty of the ocean. The sea air would not be something we’d want to breathe. The rental housing market would be nonexistent.

Short Session Convenes, Senate Adopts Budget in Record Speed
Short Session Convenes, Senate Adopts Budget in Record Speed
May 27, 2010
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Short Session Convenes, Senate Adopts Budget in Record Speed

The summer’s “short session” of the North Carolina General Assembly convened on May 12, a continuation of the 2009 session. Its primary task will be to adjust the 2010-11 budget adopted last year, though it can also take up bills that made it through one house last year, bills coming from study commissions, and bills amending the state Constitution.

Poisoned Sea, Impoverished Soul
Poisoned Sea, Impoverished Soul
Apr 30, 2010
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Poisoned Sea, Impoverished Soul

A Litany of Lament Over a Despoiled Ocean

Ken Sehested, pastor, Alliance-affiliated
Circle of Mercy, Asheville, N.C.

In the beginning, darkness covered the face of the deep.

Then the Breath of Heaven swept across the waters, blessing the sea with all manner of creatures.

The sea knows its Maker and roars its applause; the fish therein leap at the sound of God’s voice.

Through the baptismal waters of the Red Sea did the Israelites escape their tormentors and emerge to freedom’s demand.

A Policy Statement on Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
A Policy Statement on Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Dec 1, 2009
North Carolina Council of Churches

A Policy Statement on Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

Like the patriarch Noah, humanity stands responsible for ensuring that all nature continues to thrive as God intended. Men and women are charged with preserving the beauty, diversity and integrity of nature as well as fostering productivity. Stewardship requires careful protection of the environment and calls us to use our intelligence to discover earth’s productive potential. We believe that stewardship of God’s creation is a moral responsibility that affects the lives of all, especially the poor and vulnerable. As people of faith, as individuals, as institutions, as a nation, we must commit ourselves to preserving and protecting the planet for generations to come.

Being a Creature Means You Eat
Being a Creature Means You Eat
Oct 11, 2009
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Being a Creature Means You Eat

Ellen Davis, Duke Divinity School (Durham)

Reading the Bible is my line of work, yet for years I read past the first chapter’s detailed attention to the food supply, as have my fellow biblical scholars. I now realize that my profession’s obliviousness about food in the Bible points to a deep and worrisome difference between a modern cultural mindset and the culture that all the biblical writers represent. The difference comes down to this: for them, eating and agriculture have to do with God, and for us they do not.

Religion and Ecology
Religion and Ecology
Jun 7, 2009
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Religion and Ecology

Rev. Nancy Petty, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church (Raleigh)

While in Oxford I attended a worship service in which the bishop began his sermon with the words, “Most of you know that I usually don’t stick to the scripture when I preach. However, today will be different.” Immediately, he had my attention. I thought, “Is that an option, to not stick to the scripture?” At least in my mind-and I am aware that you might have a different opinion-I always try to stick to the scripture. I do so, mainly, because I love exploring the stories of our faith, but also because I think that is what I am supposed to do. But now this bishop had given me something new to think about.

To Savor and To Save
To Savor and To Save
Apr 19, 2009
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

To Savor and To Save

Rev. Steven Shoemaker, Myers Park Baptist Church (Charlotte)

What would I want to say to my son or daughter on Earth Sunday? I would begin by saying that the form of Christianity that bequeathed to me so much grace, truth and faith failed me in my relationship with God’s creation. We were so fixed on saving souls that it was as if the physical world around me were an afterthought of God and therefore an afterthought of Christian concern.

Global Climate Change As a Religious Issue
Global Climate Change As a Religious Issue
Dec 4, 2007
North Carolina Council of Churches

Global Climate Change As a Religious Issue

As people of faith we proclaim our belief that our world is God’s creation, that God sees it as good, and that it is ours to protect and maintain. We also recognize that the quality of life for all of us depends upon its health and well-being. Yet today air and water pollution, desertification, loss of species and climate change are increasing at an alarming rate. God’s creation is threatened by serious, complex and interrelated problems that are the result of human behavior.

Hog Lagoons
Hog Lagoons
Nov 9, 2000
North Carolina Council of Churches

Hog Lagoons

In less than ten years, North Carolina’s national rank in hog production has catapulted from sixth to second.  This rapid growth has been stimulated by the opening, in 1991, of the world’s largest hog slaughterhouse, located in Bladen County.  Much of the growth in hog production is concentrated in the five surrounding counties. In the raising, butchering, processing, transporting and marketing of hogs, a livelihood has been provided for thousands of persons, and additional nutritious meat products have become available for the people of our nation and abroad. However, when the slaughterhouse began operating, the state was unprepared for this exponential growth and lacked a regulatory program for factory farms. Counties could not direct the growth since a 1991 amendment to state zoning law prohibited counties from exercising their zoning authority over factory farms.

Electric Utility Restructuring
Electric Utility Restructuring
Oct 28, 1998
North Carolina Council of Churches

Electric Utility Restructuring

North Carolina’s state government is engaged in a debate that is occurring nationwide: should we restructure our electric utilities? This is an extraordinarily complex issue which will affect the daily lives of many people across the state, yet is almost completely unknown outside the halls of the General Assembly.

Understanding this issue, even in the broadest of terms, requires a step backward to look at the big picture of electric power and how we receive it. Currently, electric utilities are monopolies. There is only a single company from whom you can purchase your power, and it controls the entire process of producing and providing electricity. The rates charged are controlled by the government, ensuring that the utilities earn a reasonable profit without taking advantage of their position to overcharge customers.


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