I fell in love with environmental science while working as a backcountry guide--the outdoors made me happy and ecosystems left me inspired! Even so, I didn’t become an ‘environmentalist’ until seminary. It was there where my love of God, Earth, and humanity united to never be separated ever again. Divesting from the fossil fuel industry is a step in the right direction for climate justice; as a representative of the greater Church, the PC(USA) must join this movement.

So, I walk for science, and I walk for those communities & ecosystems more greatly affected by climate change than I’ll ever be. And as I walk, I’ll be praying with my feet.

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: 

1. Call upon the PC(USA) 223rd General Assembly do divest from fossil fuels
2. Center the voices and experiences of people already affected by climate change
3. 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