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Support Us
Why should you support the work of Virginia Interfaith Power & Light?
Pollution from energy use is hurting God’s creation and God’s children now – and it will only get worse if we continue to ignore it.
Global warming is a significant, looming threat that has begun to take its toll on our planet.
The faith community can play a key role in the movement to address global warming, as it has in movements from the end of slavery to modern civil rights.
The faith community leads significantly by witnessing through its own behavior.
To address a truly global problem, there is a critical need for broad-based, religious involvement. We need not the actions of just a few but of the many; so every congregation counts – as does every dollar that helps us reach more congregations.
In a time of conflict and division, Interfaith Power and Light is a way for people of diverse faiths to come together, providing a fruitful arena for interfaith cooperation.
VIPL is strategically placed to provide leadership and support congregations in taking concrete steps to protect creation.
Together, we can help diverse faith communities in Virginia address the moral, ethical, and religious dimensions of our energy use, including the world-wide problems that global warming could cause, by learning more about faith and energy use, using less energy, buying clean energy, and introducing these concerns into their worship services. We believe that congregations and institutions of faith in Virginia can – and should – take a leading role in addressing these concerns. Our congregations are not only users of energy, who can become living examples of a more sustainable, just future, but do reach a large number of people throughout our state. In the visionary and innovative spirit of Thomas Jefferson surely all Virginians, and especially people of faith, can and should make a difference.
We invite you to work with us and to prayerfully consider making a generous contribution to support VIPL’s work. But whether or not you can make a financial contribution, we encourage you to become a partner with VIPL, to make a commitment to implement needed changes in your own congregation and home, and to help spread the word. Educate and inform yourself and your faith community. Use our online and other resources to save energy and money, purchase energy efficient lighting and other energy saving products at discount prices, and purchase clean renewable energy to power your home and faith community. To do so click on the links below.
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