Presbyterians for Restoring Creation (PRC) is a nationwide network of people of faith who care for God's creation. Through our web site, a quarterly newsletter, resources, and regional and national events, PRC educates and advocates and builds community for eco-justice. Click here to become a member of PRC. Click here to download the PRC Brochure and member form insert.
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PRC Welcomes a New Coordinator!

We are pleased to announce the new coordinator of Presbyterians for Restoring Creation: Julie Lehman! Welcome Julie! Julie has been a lay leader and teacher in the Presbyterian Church for over twenty years. Having studied environmental theology, ethics, and education in seminary, she has helped form earth teams and led environmental education and workshops at a variety of churches. Currently she is the part-time Director of Church Relations at Warren Wilson College, a leading school in higher education sustainability. Julie has also written articles on environmental stewardship for various Presbyterian publications. She designed and hosted an eco-sermon challenge to the clergy of the PCUSA in 2006. She lives in Asheville, NC.

2009 Steering Commitee Elections

Members of Presbyterians for Restoring Creation: it is time to vote for the new slate of officers. Please go to the Voting Center in order to read more.

Fall 2009 Regional Event

September 19, Holy Ground: Landscape of the Sacred. 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Trout Lake School, 2310 Highway 141,Trout Lake, WA.  This annual Creation Care Fellowship Gathering is sponsored by the Eco-Justice Team of the Presbytery of the Cascades and Trout Lake Presbyterian Church. Our keynoter is Jane Kirkpatrick, a writer, speaker, teacher and mental health professional who lives on a farm in. Her award-winning essays, articles, and humor have appeared in over fifty publications. Workshops will focus on sustainable living  in addition to a journaling workshop with Jane Kirkpatrick. Come to Trout Lake on Friday night to camp out or stay at a nearby hotel so that you will have more time to enjoy the natural beauty and recreational opportunities of the area. There will be several free tent campsites at Trout Lake Presbyterian. A Taize service for the healing of creation will be held at 6:45 p.m. on Friday at the church.  Registration includes a locally-grown lunch and is $15, or $10 for seniors and students. To register, call Dawn at 1-800-926-3223

Spring 2009 PRC Update newsletter

Click here to read the most recent PRC Update.

2009 Eco-Stewards Program: Calling Young Adults

Applications are being sought for the Eco-Stewards program of the Presbyterian Conservation Corps (PCC), a Christian community responding to God's call through applied eco-stewardship. Applicants from ages 18-24 years old should demonstrate interest in church, camp, and environmental concerns. For the application, go to: http://www.presbyterianconservationcorps.org/2009.html. To read more about this program, go to our Camp and Conference page.

Register now for the PRC and Montreat Conference:

Embracing God's Call to Be Green

July 7-11, 2009

Montreat Conference Center, Montreat, NC

Make plans now to attend the July 7-11, 2009 PRC Conference, held at and with Montreat Conference Center. This exciting conference on Faith and the Environment will feature speakers Howard Frumkin, Pat Watkins, and Ellen Davis with worship leaders Nancy Corson Carter and Sam Hamilton-Poore. To read more and register online go to: http://www.montreat.org/current/2009-faith-and-environment.

...ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the air, and they will tell you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In God’s hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of every human being. Job 12: 7-10 (NRSV)