“It is of great value that the Presbytery has made the care of God's earth, sky, and seas a major priority through its validation of Earth Covenant Ministry.  ECM increases our awareness and helps us know how to be part of the solution.  We need ECM to encourage us in what we have started and push us to do more.”  ' Anne and Buddy Hughes, Oakhurst Presbyterian Church

“Earth Covenant Ministry provides a way for Presbyterian congregations to be informed and involved in environmental justice and care for creation in active ways. Having an elder on the ECM steering committee has helped raise the awareness of our congregation. Through her leadership, we have increased recycling efforts and have hosted important community forums, as well as examining our energy use in the building.”                        ' Rev. Christopher A. Henry, Associate Pastor, Morningside Presbyterian Church

"I most appreciate Earth Covenant Ministry because it provides the opportunity to work with other committed persons across the Presbytery on the environment. Participating in ECM and having Alan Jenkins preach for us has lifted environmental issues to greater visibility in our congregation."  ' Belle Miller McMaster, former Director of the Social Justice and Peacemaking Ministry Unit, PCUSA, and member of Druid Hills Presbyterian Church

“Water policy has been largely missing from faith-based environmental efforts in Georgia.  Earth Covenant Ministry’s proposal to work with the Georgia Water Coalition moves faith voices into a new area of environmental work.  I think this is a fantastic opportunity.” – Rebecca Watts Hull, Co-Chair, Creation Care Committee, North Decatur Presbyterian Church

"ECM is exactly what churches need today as they seek to discern how to care for creation.  ECM can provide educational resources, sound theological reflection, and spiritual support for all who seek to better 'serve and preserve' God's good earth (Gen 2:15). ECM, moreover, is in a position to be the Presbytery's eco-theological 'conscience' by prodding, encouraging, and, most of all, serving the Presbytery for creation's sake."   ' Dr. William P. Brown, Professor of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary

“We invited Alan to speak at a church dinner to inform us of what the PC(USA) is doing and what we can do. I appreciate ECM being a close and trusted resource for guidance on environmental actions.”  – Ben Cartledge, Morrow Presbyterian Church

“We are blessed day in and day out by the mystery of God’s creation.  I’m grateful to all those involved in Earth Covenant Ministry.  I’m grateful for their attention to God’s call and their willingness to get our attention.  As people of faith we can join together to reflect, to observe and to participate in disciplined actions to preserve all that is precious.“  ' Rev. Laura Dorsey, Chaplain, Northside Hospital

“Environmental concerns and confusions—which for Christians means concerns about God’s creation and confusions about how best to think about and care for that creation—have become increasingly prominent over the past few decades.  Amid the concerns and confusions, it is good to have an organization like Earth Covenant Ministry around, sharing its thoughtfully developed, theologically incisive and programmatically helpful resources with the church.  I’m proud to participate in a Presbytery that supports such a ministry.” ' Mark Douglas, Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, Columbia Theological Seminary