Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church was certified as an Earth Care Congregation by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Presbyterian Hunger Program February 2025 through February 2026. The Earth Care Congregation certification is designed to recognize churches that make the commitment to take seriously God’s charge to “till and keep” the garden. Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church is just one of the 361 congregations in 41 states that chose to dedicate themselves to intentional care of God’s earth this year. Ten percent of those like Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church are certifying for the first time in 2025.

   Thank you to all the committees and people who joined with the Social Justice Committee last year to put on environmental events and try new things in worship, mission, education, and in our facilities. In 2024, we hosted an Environmental Justice Sunday School class, Matt created an Earth Care themed worship service for UKirk, the Mission Committee collected donations of secondhand clothing and water bottles to give out to our community members at Thursday Night Meals, and our PRIDE giveaways were wildflower seeds and locally grown flowers. The Social Justice Committee is very excited to hear your ideas and come up with new actions for this year. Please consider following the below QR code to take our congregational survey to tell us what changes and options you would like us to prioritize!