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| Honorary Board Members | Executive Committee Board Members |
 Dr.
Heidi HadsellPresident, |
 David
S. BarrettDirector of Public and Institutional Affairs, |
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Rev. Judy G. AllbeeExecutive Minister, American Baptist Churches of Connecticut |
 Co-chair,
The Rev. Tom CarrPastor, First Baptist Church, West Hartford |
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Rt. Rev. Andrew SmithBishop, Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut |
 Co-chair,
Lynn FulkersonChair, Committee on the Environment, Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut |
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Rev. Dr. Davida Foy CrabtreeConference Minister The Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ |
Board Members The Rev. Gordon Bates, The CT Conference of the United Church of Christ Sister Rosemarie Greco, Wisdom House Elizabeth DeGroat, Temple Beth El Michelle Madsen-Bibeau, Interim Minister, American Baptist Churches William Upholt, Friends Meeting of West Hartford Staff: Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener, P'nai Or Denise Clapsaddle, Riverton Church (UCC) |
Our Mission:Interreligious Eco-Justice Network engages people of diverse faith traditions in prayer, dialogue, education, advocacy and celebration of the sacredness of creation. The network encourages faithful living that reflects a right relationship between humankind and the environment. Our Vision is to help religious communities reclaim their ancient traditions, to live as faithful stewards of life, 'transforming' to an ethic of environmental responsibility. To support this transformation we are developing an active, network of faith based communities and congregants in Connecticut that demonstrate care for the planet. We support the development of renewable energy markets and products, provide educational tools, advocate for change and offer resources that encourage a commitment to conservation and environmental responsibility. As religious communities we understand creation as the living handiwork of God. We approach the activities of recycling, energy efficiency, conservation and energy choice as expressions of our understanding of the sacredness and interconnectedness of life. |
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Conference Minister The Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ Dr. Crabtree is a Connecticut native long associated with the churches of the Connecticut Conference. She has served as Conference Minister since 1996. Davida has a passion for mission, justice advocacy, and acts of mercy -- indeed, to put it briefly, she has a passion for following in the way of Jesus Christ. |
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Dr. Heidi HadsellPresident, Hartford Seminary "We are living a profound crisis in the way that we humans relate to the natural world and we must think carefully about our moral responsibility toward nature and change our behavior accordingly." Dr. Heidi Hadsell was named President of Hartford Seminary in 2000. She came to the Seminary from the Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches, Bossey, Switzerland, where she served as Director since 1997. Dr. Hadsell has extensive experience in multi-cultural settings. She taught at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil; the University of Southern California; and the Ecumenical Institute before joining the faculty of McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, as Assistant Professor of Social Ethics in 1989. At McCormick, she became Dean in 1993 and Professor of Social Ethics in 1994. Dr. Hadsell has worked as a consultant to facilitate dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and also has worked with Plowshares Institute, which is based in Simsbury, CT, in its pilot immersion project for the globalization of theological education. She has published on a variety of subjects, including ecumenism, environmental ethics, creation theology, ethical issues of third world debt and debt forgiveness, women, and religion in Brazil. |
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The Rev. Judy G. Allbee Executive Minister, American Baptist Churches of Connecticut The Rev. Judy G. Allbee, resource minister for the American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky since 1992 who also has served as a regional area minister and church pastor, has been named executive minister for American Baptist Churches of Connecticut. Reverand Allbee holds an M.Div. degree from Bangor Theological Seminary and a B.A. degree in history from the University of Maine/Orono. She currently is working on her D.Min. degree from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. The American Baptist Churches of Connecticut, one of 35 regions within American Baptist Churches USA, includes approximately 119 churches and 35,125 members |
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The Rt. Rev. Andrew SmithBishop, Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut The Rt. Rev. Andrew D. Smith is the bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut. He was elected diocesan bishop in June, 1999, after serving as bishop suffragan since 1995. Bishop Smith was invested as the Diocese's 14th bishop on October 16, 1999. His office is in Hartford. |
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David S. BarrettDirector of Public and Institutional Affairs, Hartford Seminary David S. Barrett is director of public and institutional affairs at Hartford Seminary. He is responsible for educational outreach programs, student recruitment and public and media relations. Before coming to Hartford Seminary, he was editor of The Hartford Courant newspaper. |
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The Rev. Tom CarrPastor, First Baptist Church, West Hartford The Rev. Tom Carr, pastor of the First Baptist Church, West Hartford, has been involved in issues of the environment and religious faith for the last 15 years. He is one of the founders of the Interreligious Eco-Justice Network (IREJN) and Earth Prayers. He regularly preaches and leads workshops on creation care in religious communities. He is actively promoting energy conservation and the purchase of renewable energy sources among faith communities. |
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Lynn FulkersonChair, Committee on the Environment, Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut After receiving an MA from Hartford Seminary in 1993, Lynn Fulkerson, an educator and counselor, began working in the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut on environmental stewardship. In 1995, Lynn was appointed chair of the newly formed Diocesan Committee on the Environment. This committee has worked to heighten awareness, in the churches of the Episcopal Diocese, of the need to care for creation. Lynn, one of the founders of IREJN, believes that faith communities can express their gratitude for the gifts of God's creation in consumer choices and participation in public policy as well as in worship and celebration. |
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