PEC 2023 Hybrid Conference
The Climate Crisis & Empowering Hope
PEC 2023 Hybrid Conference
“The Climate Crisis & Empowering Hope” is our theme for our 2023 national conference. The conference will deal with the greatest moral issue of the day and practical ways that our faith can guide us to act for creation care. We will gather in person in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley and at three satellite locations (California, Arkansas and Minnesota) and we will also stream all presentations online. We will learn from top church leaders, gifted biblical and theological teachers, activists, pastors, and one another. This important conference will make a difference for God’s creation and the Church. Please plan to join us and ask your Presbytery to include this information in your Presbytery newsletter.
Travel Choices & Our Future
Travel Choices & Our Future: A Transportation Webinar
What is the most ecological choice for transportation? For long distances, is it flying, traveling by car, traveling by hybrid, traveling by EV, traveling by motorcycle? Which produces the most greenhouse gas emissions? Which produces the least? What factors contribute to a decision on transportation choices? When can the United States expect to have a mas transportation system available nationwide?
This webinar on transportation covers the answers to these questions and more. You can use the Cool Climate Calculator in advance to calculate typical travel distances, including hypothetical travel from home to the September PEC National Conference at Massanetta Springs Camp & Conference Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
This webinar includes a presentation on the carbon offset option by the Presbyterian Tree Fund by the Rev. Rebecca Barnes, Coordinator of the Presbyterian Hunger Program.
Earth's Natural Systems at Risk of Tipping
Earth’s Natural Systems at Risk of Tipping: A Critical Climate Science Update
“The world is hotter than it’s been in thousands of years, and it’s as if every alarm bell on Earth were ringing. The warnings are echoing through the drenched mountains of Vermont, where two months of rain just fell in only two days. India and Japan were deluged by extreme flooding. They’re shrilling from the scorching streets of Texas, Florida, Spain and China, with a severe heat wave also building in Phoenix and the Southwest in coming days. They’re burbling up from the oceans, where temperatures have surged to levels considered “beyond extreme.” And they’re showing up in unprecedented, still-burning wildfires in Canada that have sent plumes of dangerous smoke into the United States” (Washington Post, July 12).
WHAT WE DO
I Corinthians 4:1 Thus should one regard us: as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Presbyterians for Earth Care (PEC) invites individuals and congregations to participate in the growing earth care movement within the PC(USA). PEC is a national eco-justice network that cares for God’s creation by connecting, equipping, and inspiring Presbyterians to make creation care a central concern of the church.
Presbyterians for Earth Care cares for God’s Creation by:
Connecting members through a grassroots network of people seeking to keep the sacred at the center of earth care, advocacy and action both inside and outside the walls of the church.
Equipping members with resources, ideas and information for a shared journey toward a healthier planet by growing and sharing theological understandings and perspectives on eco-justice issues.
Inspiring members through stories of individuals and groups who have responded to the sacred call to care for the earth – stories told person to person at events, and by newsletter, email, social media and devotions.
Presbyterians for Earth Care was formerly called Presbyterians for Restoring Creation.