Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis, Solar Dedication
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis (UUI) will hold a public dedication of its new solar panel installation at 12:30 PM on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. Everyone is welcome to attend. The 20-minute event will take place on the church grounds at 615 W 43rd...
Dori Chandler Joins H-IPL Staff
Dori Chandler is New Public Policy Director with Hoosier Interfaith Power and Light Welcome Dori Chandler to H-IPL! We are pleased to announce that Dori Chandler is now, effective November 1, 2018, the new Public Policy Director position with...
H-IPL at Festival of Faiths 2018
H-IPL was one of almost 100 congregations and faith groups to be represented at Festival of Faiths 2018 .put on by the Center for Interfaith Cooperation. Even though it was quite windy and threatening on Sunday, October 14, rain there were over 1200...
EPA Hearing to Weaken Regulations on Coal Power Plants
Advocacy Alert from our friends at Faith in Place (Illinois Interfaith Power & Light) Under direction from the current Administration, the EPA is proposing a new rule to weaken regulations on coal power plants, replacing the Clean...
Community Gardens At St. Henry’s Catholic Church
The school at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Ft. Wayne may currently not be opened but there are plenty of other things to make your visit there worthwhile. Paul Gerardot is a fifth-generation Allen County gardener and former student at St. Henry’s He...
Collard Greens at Pilgrim Baptist
Collard greens anyone? Pilgrim Baptist Church in Ft. Wayne grows collard greens. In fact, Pilgrim Baptist Church has made over $400 selling collard greens from their gardens to satisfied parishioners. The gardens at Pilgrim Baptists are filled...
The Islamic Center of Evansville
The Islamic Center of Evansville is a beautiful light-filled building. There is the main entrance for all, and separate entrances for men and women. As per religious tradition men and women pray together with men in front rows and the women in the back...
Bethlehem United Church of Christ in Evansville
Bethlehem United Church of Christ of Evansville is one of Indiana’s forty solar congregations. Bethlehem UCC has focused on reducing their energy usage, decreasing their solar footprint and going solar. Their active green team is about five years old. ...
Sisters of St. Benedict at the Monastery in Ferdinand
In June 2018, I visited with the green team of the Sisters of St. Benedict at the Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana. Sister Mary Lee Hillenbrand who first came to the convent in the late 1950’s is an avid member of the monastery’s green...
Where are Indiana’s Solar Congregations?
Check out our map of Indiana Solar Congregations and Indiana Faith-Based Institutions! In April 2018, 924 solar panels were installed on the roof of the Goshen College Rec-Fitness Center, which will generate 277 kilowatts of power, offsetting the...