GEORGIA INTERFAITH POWER & LIGHT:

CONNECTING FAITH, COMMUNITY & PLANET

Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL) inspires and equips communities of faith to organize, implement practical climate solutions, and advocate across Georgia on issues of climate change, environmental justice, and community resilience.

A group of smiling adults and children are gathered outside a brick building labeled "Masjid," participating in a gardening activity.

Partnering with Drawdown Georgia, GIPL sponsors a number of programs to help communities of faith implement practical climate solutions. This includes assisting congregations in establishing Green Teams to drive environmental justice work locally, offering Power-Wise and Solar-Wise assessments to help faith communities lower their carbon footprints, and Zero-Waste and Water-Wise audits to help organizations rethink and reduce their overall food and water waste. We are also currently in the process of launching a new ReWilding program to assist congregations in building community gardens, removing invasive species, planting trees, native plants, and more.

Our Programs

GIPL works at the local, state, and federal levels to advocate for clean energy legislation, fair water policy, and environmental justice for the future. Current priorities include advocating for permanent protections for the Okefenokee Swamp, PFAS Transparency, conservation of the Blake Plateau (a deep-sea coral reef off the coast of Georgia), and mobilizing communities to engage in the Public Service Commission’s 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) proceedings.

Our Advocacy Priorities

“We are called to foster life in defiance of all that seeks to diminish it. This is not a passive observance but an active call to push your hands deep into the earth, deep into the heart of the Divine, deep into your own life, and continue to nurture that which sustains life in you, in us, and in every inhabitant of this place we call home.”

— Codi Norred, Executive Director of GIPL

Upcoming events

  • Promotional poster for "Deep Rising," a film by Matthieu Rytz, narrated by Jason Momoa. It advertises a free Earth Day screening on April 22 at Darien Lions Club.

    "Deep Rising" Film Screening

    APRIL 22 | 6:30-8:30 PM

    Join us and the Darien Lions Club on Earth Day for a special screening of Deep Rising, a film exploring the Atlantic’s threatened seabeds.

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  • A large diverse group of people, some holding signs, pose together, promoting Capitol Conservation Day on March 4, organized by Georgia Water Coalition.

    Green Team Tour

    APRIL 30 | 10 A.M. - 12 P.M.

    Join fellow Green Teams during Earth Month for a behind-the-scenes tour of CHaRM Dekalb, exploring sustainable waste management in Metro Atlanta.

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  • Young volunteer holding a tire in a river, promoting GIPL's Youth River Cleanup event on May 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Peachtree Creek Greenway.

    Youth River Cleanup

    MAY 10 | 9:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

    Middle and high school students are invited to join GIPL for a hands-on morning of environmental service at the Peachtree Creek Greenway!

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