Kansas Interfaith Power and Light formed in August of 2008 to assist Kansas congregations as they put their faith into action on climate change. Download a .pdf of our one page brochure.
Our Mission Statement:
Kansas Interfaith Power and Light seeks to engage faith communities in environmental stewardship and sustainable practices through the promotion of energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. We believe the threat of global climate change calls us to action.
Kansas IPL is the 28th state to join this nationwide religious response to climate change. To read more about the 4,000 congregations and 27 other states involved in this effort, visit The Regeneration Project.
Our Steering Committee:
Reverend Brandon Gilvin- St. Andrew’s Christian Church, Olathe, KS
Reverend Lynn Schlosser -Bergthal Mennonite Church, Pawnee Rock, KS
Reverend Connie Pace-Adair - Coordinator, Earth Spirit Kansas, Wichita, KS
Rabbi Moti Rieber- Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation, Wichita, KS
Sister Terry Wasinger- Dominican Sisters of Great Bend, KS
Sister Esther Pineda- Sisters of St. Joseph, Concordia, KS
Jerry Rees - Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, KS
Margaret Thomas -Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist, Shawnee, KS
David Owen and Nancy Hanson - Trinity Environmental Stewardship Team, Trinity Episcopal, Lawrence, KS
Laurie Hesed -Grassroots Environmental Action Team, an interfaith coalition in Pawnee Rock, KS
Rick Gasaway- Godly Green Team, Christ Lutheran Church, Overland Park, KS
Jeff Flathman – Christ Lutheran Church and President of Energy Solutions Professionals, Overland Park, KS
Brian Duerksen- Chapel Hill Fellowship (UMC), Wichita KS
Key Partner Organizations:
Sustainable Sanctuary Coalition, an interfaith coalition which encourages faith communities in the Kansas City metropolitan area to "Care for Creation" through education about and promotion of sustainable actions.
Grassroots Environmental Action Team (GREAT), an ecumenical environmental coalition. (Great Bend, KS)
Earth Spirit Kansas, a support network of faith-based citizen activists working to bring about sustainability in Kansas, and to raise public awareness of critical conditions in our natural environment. (Wichita, KS)
Some recent articles featuring Kansas IPL:
Church Leaders Look for Ways to go Green - McPherson Sentinel (Feb. 25, 2009)
Make Clean Energy Generation a Priority- Wichita Eagle Opinion piece by Kansas IPL steering committee members Rabbi Moti Rieber and Rev. Connie Pace-Adair (Feb. 22, 2009)
Eco-Justice: Churches Address Environmental Issues- Johnson County Sun (Nov. 12, 2009)
New Beginning- Kansas Interfaith Power and Light Ready to Kickoff - Harris News Service - printed in the Hutchinson News (July 9, 2008)
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