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 conservation of the Blake Plateau (a deep-sea coral reef off the coast of Georgia), mobilizing communities against biomass, getting out the vote for the special Public Service Commission (PSC) election this fall, and stopping plans for a gas pipeline expansion across Georgia.
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
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Free Tree Adoption Event
Dec. 6 | 9 A.M. - NOON
Calling all homeowners! Join us at the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam to receive one to two FREE trees, learn how to plant a tree, and visit with vendors.
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GIPL SINGS Gathering
DEC. 20 | 3-5 P.M.
Come gather outside at the pavilion at Wesley Gardens in Savannah as we honor the Winter Solstice and engage the wisdom nature offers.
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2026 Green Team Summit
FEB. 7 | 10 A.M. - 4 P.M.
Green Teams, faith leaders, and environmental activists are invited to dig deep and let justice grow. When we nurture a movement grounded in equity, resilience, and healing, we create space for transformation.
Don’t miss out on all the Green goodness!
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