Yorktown Church Certified As Earth Care Congregation

From the First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown:

Yorktown Heights –First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown was certified as an Earth Care Congregation by Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Environmental Ministries through February 2017. This honor speaks to the great commitment that First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown has to caring for God’s earth.

To become an Earth Care Congregation, this congregation 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.

The Earth Care Congregation certification is designed to recognize churches that make the commitment to take seriously God’s charge to “till and keep” the garden.

“It is exciting that First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown is dedicated to intentional care of, and action for, God’s earth. The congregation’s activities and commitment will inspire others to answer God’s call to care for the earth,” says Rebecca Barnes, Associate for Environmental Ministries for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

The Earth Care Congregations program was started in 2010 by PC(USA) Environmental Ministries. The goal of the program is to inspire churches to care for God’s earth in a holistic way, through integrating earth care into all of their church life. The Earth Care Congregation certification honors churches that make that commitment and encourages others to follow their example.

First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown is also participating in a two year GreenFaith certification program. This program requires a extensive set of activities in the areas of stewardship of resources, advocacy for environmental justice, and educational and worship activities to enhance understanding of the importance of good stewardship of the earth. For more information about GreenFaith see www.greenfaith.org.

For more information about First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown’s earth care program, contact Reverend Tami Seidel at tami@fpcyorktown.org or 914-245-2186 (www.fpcyorktown.org).

For more information on the Earth Care Congregations program, click here.