The Kansas Interfaith Power and Light Steering Committee includes clergy and lay leaders from all around the state and from many different faith communities – all committed to responsible stewardship of God’s creation!
Our Steering Committee:
Ace Allen, MD - Congregation Ohev Sholom, Prairie Village, KS
Sister Terry Wasinger- Dominican Sisters of Great Bend, KS
Jerry Rees – Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, KS
David Owen – Environmental Stewardship Team, Trinity Episcopal Church, Lawrence, KS
Rick Gasaway- Godly Green Team, Christ Lutheran Church, Overland Park, KS
Eileen Horn - Sustainability Coordinator, City of Lawrence, KS
Rev. Thad Holcombe - Campus Pastor, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, Lawrence, KS
Mark Saville – Trinity UMC; Salina Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Salina, KS
(institutional affiliations for identification purposes only)
Key Partner Organizations:
Sustainable Sanctuary Coalition, an interfaith coalition which encourages faith communities in the Kansas City metropolitan area to “Care for Creation” through education about and promotion of sustainable actions. (Kansas City area)
Grassroots Environmental Action Team (GREAT), an ecumenical environmental coalition. (Great Bend, KS)
Earth Spirit Kansas, a support network of faith-based citizen activists working to bring about sustainability in Kansas, and to raise public awareness of critical conditions in our natural environment. (Wichita, KS)
Sierra Club – Kansas Chapter. The Sierra Club is the largest grassroots national environmental organization dedicated to preserving, protecting and enjoying the environment on Earth. Our Kansas Chapter represents your state’s strongest voice for protection in your city, in Topeka and across the nation.
The Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy (GPACE) is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization incorporated in Kansas in 2007. The mission of GPACE is to support a clean, secure, prosperous energy economy benefiting more Kansas businesses, farms, communities, and all future Kansans.