Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake is building a movement of faith communities working together to protect the Chesapeake Bay.  We are calling on faith communities in cities, rural and urban neighborhoods across the region to stand together in a powerful way to restore and protect the lands and waters of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The challenges facing our environment and communities are urgent — but together, our congregations can lead meaningful and lasting change.

By signing the Partner Congregation Pledge, your faith community publicly commits to being a steward of creation and part of a growing network working toward healthier waterways, stronger communities, and a more sustainable future for generations to come. You will provide better and healthier green spaces, and sustain the life and health of people, habitats and sacred places.  IPC provides resources, guidance, and support with programs that produce change and uplift, build and restore communities.  We help congregations take action while also expanding opportunities for underserved communities throughout the watershed.

Now is the time to lead through faith and action. Your congregation’s commitment sends a powerful message that caring for creation matters. Join the movement. Sign the Partner Congregation Pledge today and become part of the collective effort to heal, restore, and sustain the Chesapeake region for all.

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IPC's Partner Congregation Pledge

As a community of faith, we are called to honor our sacred bond with our Creator, serve as good stewards of the land and waters of the Chesapeake, and sustain the life and health of all creatures.

Through our words and actions, we pledge to:

• Celebrate, respect, and revere the Earth’s blessings
• Demonstrate good stewardship in how we manage our land and facilities
• Engage members of our community in the work of caring for the environment.
• Embrace the mission of Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake to work together to protect and restore our shared watershed

Rooted in faith and hope, we will:

• Take actions to: 
  • educate ourselves on ways to live in harmony with the Earth and teach our congregations to be faithful stewards of the Earth and thus magnify our impact,
  • reduce our impact on the Earth at our facilities and within our institution,
  • restore our watershed through cleanups, reducing pollution, and restoration,
• Promote local, state, and federal policies that protect natural resources for generations to come.
• Reinforce our commitment as part of our liturgical calendar.
• Cultivate leaders among our members who will champion watershed stewardship.
• Use our financial, volunteer, and other resources to help in this work to restore the Earth.
• Build connections with our broader community and share the message of restoration and respect of the Earth beyond our congregation.
• Advocate for all communities to have access to a healthy environment.
• Display this pledge so community members and visitors are inspired to take action.

We do all of this with gratitude for the creation which sustains all life. May we be guided by grace and compassion so that our actions may restore the beauty and balance of the Chesapeake Bay watershed – and all the Earth.  May our efforts give inspiration to others, calling them toward a path of respect and reverence for all God’s creation.

We are an Interfaith Partner for the Chesapeake.

Click Here to Sign the Partner Congregation Pledge!