Thursday, October 16, 2025

Presbyterians for Earth Care - October Book Study 📖 + Award Nomination Deadline Friday 🌟

Caring for Creation from the Kitchen



Rev. Anna Woofenden and Derrick Weston will discuss their book "The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection, and Celebration" and the ways that food connects us to God's Creation. This conversation will highlight the ways that little decisions about what we eat, how we cook, and where our food comes from can push back against a broken food system.



WEBINAR DATE: Monday, October 27, 2025
TIME: 7:30 pm EDT (6:30 CDT, 5:30 MDT, 4:30 PDT)
PRESENTERS: Derrick Weston and Anna Woofenden

NOMINATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, Oct. 17th!

Nominate Your

Eco-Justice Champion for 2025

We value your opinion and need your help! Do you know a young adult, 30 years old or younger, who connects their faith with creation and shows great potential to be a future leader for environmental justice? Or perhaps you know a more mature person who has spent their life acting and advocating for the beauty, integrity, and health of God’s creation. Maybe your congregation or faith organization operates in a sustainable manner and promotes being a good steward of God’s earth, both within and beyond its membership.

If one of these prompts brought an individual or a congregation/organization to your mind, now is the time to nominate them for a Presbyterians for Earth Care (PEC) Annual Earth Care Award. PEC presents three awards annually, two to individuals and one to an organization. These awards are given to individuals and groups whose work for the environment is especially praiseworthy and creative.


The
 William Gibson Eco-Justice Award honors an individual with a long history of being a good steward of the Earth, promotes sustainable practices for individuals or organizations, motivates and inspires others to care for God’s creation, and demonstrates care and concern for the sacred bond that exists between all things, living and nonliving.


The 
Restoring Creation Award honors a congregation or faith-based organization that demonstrates sustainable practices and models them for other organizations, operates in a manner that is consistent with good stewardship of God’s creation, partners with organizations to leverage resources for greater impact, and encourages continuous environmental efforts within the organization.


The 
Emerging Earth Care Leader Award honors an individual, age 18 to 30, who demonstrates sustainable practices and encourages others to care for God’s creation, expands Earth stewardship and sustainable practices through organizing, developing, and/or presenting one or more activities, projects, publications, or events, and incorporates care and concern for the sacred bond between all living things.


Visit the 
Awards page on the PEC website for more information, then nominate your eco-justice hero by October 17, 2025.


If you are a PEC member/donor, you are welcome to nominate an awardee. If you are not a member/donor and would like to make a nomination, you can 
join or renew your PEC membership now.


Volunteers are needed to make the decision about which qualified individual/congregation or organizations will receive the 2025 awards. If you would like to serve on the PEC Awards Committee, contact PEC Coordinator Mindy Hidenfelter at pec@presbyearthcare.org.


The deadline for submitting nominations for PEC Awards is October 17th.

How can we help you care for God’s creation?  Drop us an email and let us know at presbyearthcare@gmail.com


Help us grow! Please let us know if there is anyone we should add to our list!  Just reply to this email.  Thank you!

Please help us to continue to assist individuals and churches in creation care work by donating to PEC through our website by CLICKING HERE.  Thank you!

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Presbyterians for Earth Care - October Book Study 📖 + Award Nomination Deadline Friday 🌟

Caring for Creation from the Kitchen Rev. Anna Woofenden and Derrick Weston will discuss their book "The Just Kitchen: Invitations to S...