GEORGIA INTERFAITH POWER & LIGHT:
CONNECTING FAITH, COMMUNITY & PLANET
Georgia Interfaith Power & Light ® (GIPL) inspires and equips communities of faith to organize, implement practical climate solutions, and advocate across Georgia on issues of climate change, environmental justice, and community resilience.
Partnering with Drawdown Georgia, GIPL sponsors a number of programs to help communities of faith implement practical climate solutions. This includes assisting congregations in establishing Green Teams to drive environmental justice work locally, offering Power-Wise and Solar-Wise assessments to help faith communities lower their carbon footprints, and Zero-Waste and Water-Wise audits to help organizations rethink and reduce their overall food and water waste. We have also recently expanded our ReWilding program to assist congregations in building community gardens, removing invasive species, planting trees, native plants, and more.
Our Programs
GIPL works at the local, state, and federal levels to advocate for clean energy legislation, fair water policy, and environmental justice for the future. Current priorities include advocating for conservation of the Blake Plateau (a deep-sea coral reef off the coast of Georgia), mobilizing communities against biomass, stopping plans for a gas pipeline expansion across Georgia, and getting out the vote around the upcoming Public Service Commission elections.
Our Advocacy Priorities
“We are called to foster life in defiance of all that seeks to diminish it. This is not a passive observance but an active call to push your hands deep into the earth, deep into the heart of the Divine, deep into your own life, and continue to nurture that which sustains life in you, in us, and in every inhabitant of this place we call home.”
— Codi Norred, Executive Director of GIPL
Upcoming events
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Tree Adoption at Community Church Atlanta
NOV. 14 | 9 A.M. — 12 P.M.
Eligible homeowners may receive one to two FREE trees, as well as learn how to properly plant a tree and spend time visiting with local vendors.
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GIPL SINGS: Winter Solstice Gathering
DEC. 19 | 3 P.M. — 5 P.M.
Come gather outside as we honor the Winter Solstice. This is a time to engage the wisdom nature offers, stirring our wonder and connection.
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Green Team Summit
FEB. 21 | 2 P.M. — 8 P.M.
Join us for our annual Green Team Summit at Temple Emanu-El in Atlanta. This summit invites Green Teams, faith leaders, and environmental advocates to explore what it means to tend to the sacred.
Don’t miss out on all the Green goodness!
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