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.

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

  • "Summer of Advocacy Climate Vigil 24 Hours" text over an image of Earth with a blue background and a yellow sun graphic

    Climate Vigil

    JULY 9, 8 A.M. - JULY 10, 8 A.M.

    Commit to pray and fast for our Common Home from sunrise on July 9 to sunrise on July 10 as we raise a collective call for courage and accountability from the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC).

  • Event banner for "Seeding Life Green Team Summit: Athens Circle," highlighting Athens-Clarke County clean energy with date, time, and location details, plus an aerial photo of a building featuring a clock tower.

    Athens Summit Circle

    AUG. 16 | 9 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

    Join GIPL in Athens for a regional, half-day Green Team Summit Circle, bringing together advocates for a morning of connection, learning, and faithful action.

  • Event banner for the Green Team Summit—Seeding Life, Valdosta Circle featuring artistic circles and an aerial view of Valdosta, Georgia.

    Valdosta Summit Circle

    SEPT. 27 | 9 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

    Join GIPL in Valdosta for a regional, half-day Green Team Summit Circle, bringing together advocates for a morning of connection, learning, and faithful action.

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