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What is Natural Burial?
Are you curious about what "natural burial" means? Find out on Voices of the Earth—A Faith in Place Podcast!
Mar 9, 2023
Laudato Si' at 5 from a Lake County Green Team Leader's Perspective
This year marks the five year publication anniversary of Laudato Si' - On Care for Our Common Home, an encyclical written by Pope...
May 12, 2020
They Paved Paradise and We Created a Garden Lot
Faith in Place connected a historic Baptist church on Chicago's West Side with a congregation on the Near North Side to create an...
Jan 14, 2020
Land Acknowledgement: A Call to Reflect on Our Relationship with the Environment & History
We are thankful to Heather Miller, Executive Director of the American Indian Center in Chicago, and Rev. Danira Parra, of Dayspring...
Jan 9, 2020
Celebrating the 2019 Green Team Summit
On September 14th, the 2019 Green Team Summit gathered 600 people of faith at the Field Museum to celebrate their 20th Anniversary!
Sep 23, 2019
Third Annual Green Team Summit: Inspiring Deeper Connections to Justice
View Photos from the Green Team Summit on Our Facebook Page! Faithful stewards and Earth lovers gathered by the hundreds to connect,...
Oct 2, 2018
Advocacy Day 2018
Over 300 people spoke out for environmental justice at our annual Advocacy Day at the Illinois State Capitol last Thursday, April 26th!...
May 1, 2018
Four Houses of Worship Collaborating for Black History Month Celebration & Winter Farmers Market
Press Release - January 23, 2018 Four congregations in the East Garfield Park and North Lawndale neighborhoods are organizing a Black...
Jan 23, 2018
A Powerful Day of Learning and Connecting at the Second Annual Green Team Summit
View fun photos from the Summit on our Facebook Page! Faithful stewards and Earth lovers gathered by the hundreds to connect, learn, and...
Oct 26, 2017
St. Mark's Episcopal Church: Community Voices for Sustainable Change
The process of building a community's regard for values of sustainability and Earth Care begins with a voice of advocacy for those...
Sep 5, 2017
Migration & Me Honored as Force of Nature Award Winner
Faith in Place's innovative Migration & Me Program was honored yesterday as a recipient of the Force of Nature Award presented by Chicago...
Jul 28, 2017
A Groundbreaking Garden
More than 40 giant fabric bins filled with soil are the home of a unique new garden at Wesley United Methodist Church (UMC) in Urbana....
Jun 2, 2017
Strengthening Local Action After the Paris Agreement
People of faith are deeply disappointed that the presidential administration is rejecting the Paris Agreement. Signed by 195 countries in...
Jun 1, 2017
First Presbyterian Church of Urbana Signs Paris Pledge
At First Presbyterian of Urbana, members are keenly aware of the profound moral imperative for taking action on climate change. There is...
Feb 1, 2016
Lorena Goes to Washington D.C.
Dear Friend of Faith in Place, My name is Lorena Lopez, and I am the Outreach Coordinator for Faith in Place's Energy Conservation...
Dec 29, 2015
