Longwood, FL May 7, 2014 – Today marks the launch of Blessed Tomorrow (http://www.blessedtomorrow.org), a new national interfaith coalition of religious leaders committed to inspiring and engaging people of faith to lead on climate solutions in their congregations, communities and homes.

Blessed Tomorrow brings together some of the nation’s most preeminent religious leaders from the Evangelical, Muslim, Jewish, Catholic and Protestant faiths who are personally dedicated to leading by example on stewardship within their organizations and engaging their faith communities to respond to climate change.

“Faith leaders and their communities have been at the forefront of moving America forward throughout our nation’s history. From abolition to human rights, we have been there to answer our call to care for all of God’s creation. Blessed Tomorrow builds on that tradition by bringing together a diverse group of leaders from across the country who are committed to making an impact on one of the greatest moral imperatives of our time — climate change,” said Joel Hunter, senior pastor of Northland, a Church Distributed, and founding leader of Blessed Tomorrow.

The goal of Blessed Tomorrow is to make leading on climate change effective by providing leaders and people of faith with a platform to participate in climate solutions that aligns with their faith tradition and values. Blessed Tomorrow offers a community for faith leaders who are compelled to lead on climate based on the needs of their congregations. It provides simple, proven resources faith leaders can use right away to empower their members and communities. Central to this initiative is helping congregations create a Path to Positive plan, which will guide them to be better stewards of God’s creation, for the sake of the most vulnerable populations and future generations.

Learn more about how people of faith and congregations can create their own Path to Positive: (http://blessedtomorrow.org/path-to-positive)

Blessed Tomorrow founding faith leaders are:

•  Rev. Dr. Jim Antal: United Church of Christ Massachusetts Conference

• The Rev. Canon Sally Bingham: Interfaith Power and Light

• Mr. Joshua DuBois: Values Partnerships

• Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley: Retired from the Providence Missionary Baptist Church

• Ms. Tyler Edgar: Creation Justice Ministries

• Dr. Chris Elisara: World Evangelical Alliance

• Mr. Jay Faison: ClearPath Foundation

•  Rabbi Steve Gutow: Jewish Council for Public Affairs

• The Rev. Fletcher Harper: GreenFaith

• Dr. Joel Hunter: Northland: A Church Distributed

• The Rev. Stephanie Johnson: Province 1 of the Episcopal Church

• Imam Mohamed Magid: Islamic Society of North America

• Bishop Vashti McKenzie: African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Mr. Jonathan Merritt

• Mr. Dan Misleh: Catholic Coalition on Climate Change

• Rev. Gabriel Salguero: National Latino Evangelical Coalition

• Dr. Matthew Sleeth: Blessed Earth

• Mr. Richard Stearns: World Vision

• Rabbi Warren Stone: National Religious Coalition on Creation Care

• Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins: Disciples of Christ

• Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson: Metropolitan Community Churches

About Blessed Tomorrow

Blessed Tomorrow is a coalition of diverse religious partners united under a call to be faithful stewards of creation. As people of faith in America, they are committed to engaging their communities and calling on fellow leaders to support practical solutions to create a healthy future for us all. As a key initiative of MomentUs and ecoAmerica, Blessed Tomorrow provides a program by people of faith, for people of faith, offering ideas, tools, resources, and language that are familiar, compelling, and effective for engaging congregations in climate solutions. Learn more: http://blessedtomorrow.org/

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