The Body of Christ should not be allowed to profit off of an industry that endangers God's good creation and puts the collective health of vulnerable communities at risk. So long as the church is complicit with environmental racism and ecological catastrophe, it is not really the church. From Flint to the Dan River and from Standing Rock to Gaza, it's our responsibility to divest from business practices that prioritize profit over life. I'm walking to connect with congregations and communities across the Midwest in what I hope will be some transformative conversations around climate change and creation care, and to pressure the Presbyterian Church (USA) to divest from fossil fuels.
It’s time for the denomination to put its money where its faith is. The PC(USA) must join the divestment movement that has already taken trillions of dollars out of the fossil fuel industry. By doing so, the denomination will no longer profit from an industry that has contributed to climate change. Hurricanes in Puerto Rico, drought in California, rising sea levels along the global coasts — natural disasters exacerbated by climate change which affect Presbyterians and all creation.
Our faith calls us to love God, creation, and neighbor with our whole selves, and June 1-16, 2018 we will love creation with each step we take. The PCUSA Walk for a Fossil Free World will take us from Louisville, Kentucky (the headquarters of the Presbyterian Church [USA]) to St. Louis, Missouri, in time for the PC(USA)’s 223rd General Assembly. Our goals are to:
- Call upon the PC(USA) 223rd General Assembly do divest from fossil fuels
- Center the voices and experiences of people already affected by climate change
- Reduce our own carbon footprint as we travel to GA
You're invited to join! More details about the Walk can be found at PCUSAwalk.org
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Jason Kiker | 05/27/2018 | $35.00 | Casey James Aldridge | 05/14/2018 | $75.00 | This donation made possible by my Mamaw, Evelyn Aldridge! | Amanda Tepper | 05/12/2018 | $25.00 | Dillon Payne | 05/11/2018 | $25.00 | I appreciate you, my guy. Keep fighting the good fight. | Casey James Aldridge | 05/10/2018 | $50.00 | Sandy Aldridge | 05/10/2018 | $100.00 | We're proud of your commitment to making this world a better place for us all! | Stephanie Aldridge | 05/10/2018 | $25.00 | Proud of you! | Caryl Mursch | 05/10/2018 | $100.00 | Suzanne Kiker | 05/10/2018 | $100.00 | Be strong, Casey! |
| Total | $535.00 | ||