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First Presbyterian Church Lowville is Certified as a
PC(USA) Earth Care Congregation
Published: April 03, 2026 at
08:30 a.m.
By: Press Release from First Presbyterian Church
Lowville
First Presbyterian Church Lowville is Certified as a
PC(USA) Earth Care Congregation
 Lowville, NY–First
Presbyterian Church Lowville was recently certified as an Earth Care
Congregation by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Presbyterian Hunger
Program through February 2027. The
Earth Care Congregation certification is designed to recognize churches
that take seriously God’s charge to “till and keep” the garden, that is our
shared common home.
Since 2010, this
PC(USA) program certifies and celebrates environmental ministry across 4
major areas of a congregation’s life: worship, education, facilities, and
outreach in the community. This program currently has 4.5% of all PC(USA)
congregations and continues to grow each year.
Earth Care
Congregations exist as important examples for congregations across the
country. One of the goals of this program is to inspire churches to care
for God’s earth in a holistic way, through integrating earth care into all
aspects of their church life. By the
time a church has re-certified for several years, the earth care ethic
becomes ingrained in a congregation’s culture, spreads to the surrounding
community, and impacts the personal lives of individual church members.
Obtaining this
status speaks to the serious commitment that First Presbyterian Church
Lowville has made to care for God’s earth.
“First
Presbyterian Church Lowville is just one of the 373 congregations in 42
states that chose to dedicate themselves to intentional care of God’s earth
this year. First Presbyterian Church Lowville is one of 24 congregations
that are certifying for the first time in 2026. This denominational program
for churches has lasted longer and been more successful than some other
models we’ve seen and the individual churches that deserve all the credit
for the success of the program. Our Earth Care Congregations are vital
parts of their communities and inspirational witnesses to caring for God’s
creation and we are so grateful for their presence in the world,” says
Jessica Maudlin, Associate for Sustainable Living and Earth Care Concerns
for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
For more
information about First Presbyterian Church Lowville’s earth care program
visit our website www.preslow.org.
For more
information on the Earth Care Congregations program visit www.pcusa.org/earthcarecongregations.
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