Become an MNIPL Climate Justice Congregation!
Climate Justice Congregations are communities of faith and spiritual practice that are committed to living out their values through effective and sustained action on climate justice.
MNIPL's certification program is a commitment to engaging in important climate justice work with MNIPL. We provide resources and support that help you gain the focus and skills to galvanize your community into climate action.
Join a growing number of congregations (see list below!) raising a collective voice and driving faithful action on climate justice.
To get started, fill out our online application. Then, someone our team will be in touch soon.
Certified Congregations:
- All Saints Episcopal, Northfield
- Brooklyn Center United Methodist Church
- Christ Episcopal Church, Woodbury
- Christ United Methodist Church Rochester
- Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
- Edina Community Lutheran Church, Edina
- Faith Mennonite, Minneapolis
- First Congregational Church of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- First United Methodist Church, Duluth
- First Universalist Church, Minneapolis
- Gloria Dei Lutheran, St Paul
- Gloria Dei Lutheran, Duluth
- Grace Episcopal, Minneapolis
- The Grove United Methodist Church, Woodbury
- Hamline Church United Methodist, St Paul
- Incarnation Lutheran, Shoreview
- Judson Memorial Baptist, Minneapolis
- Mount Zion Hebrew Congregation, St Paul
- Oak Grove Presbyterian, Bloomington
- Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis
- Prince of Peace Lutheran, Roseville
- Salem Lutheran West, St. Paul
- St. Cloud Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
- St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, St. Paul
- St. Luke Presbyterian, Minnetonka
- Spirit of Peace, Minnetonka
- Temple Israel, Minneapolis
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Minnetonka
- Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth
- Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul
- University Lutheran Church of Hope, Minneapolis
- Westwood Lutheran, St. Louis Park
Here are some of the amazing actions these communites have taken in 2024:
- Hired treaty land consultant to research and report to congregation on history of church property as part of a multi-month land acknowledgment process
- Attained LEED Gold certified status for synagogue building
- Organized an E-Waste recycling event including Christmas lights that involved 100 households
- Created a legislative rapid-response team of 100 members to receive “action alerts” on key legislation
- Engaged Energy Consultant Firm for congregation whole campus energy efficiency audit and made plan for implementing findings including pursuing geothermal heating system to replace aging boilers
- Installed a rooftop solar system on congregation building (3 faith communities)
- Created East Metro Climate Action group that convinced Washington County to create and adopt a climate action plan
- Created 7-week online course using Active Hope curriculum with ‘practice circles’ meeting to address climate despair and move to action