Kudos to everyone who helped make this happen:

150 IOWA LUTHERAN CHURCHES TO GO GREEN

The churches of the Southeast Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America are first denominational organization to join Iowa Interfaith Power & Light

Des Moines, IA – Under the leadership of Bishop Phil Hougen and his synod council, the 150 churches of the Southeast Iowa Lutheran Synod (SE Synod) have become the first denominational organization to join Iowa Interfaith Power & Light (Iowa IPL).  Iowa IPL is part of a national network of faith-based organizations mobilizing the religious community to become leaders in the fight against global warming.  The Synod commitment will provide each church in the partnership with training in how to become a “Cool Congregation,” an Iowa IPL stewardship program that helps solve global warming one family at a time.

What an incredible step. Not only will these churches raise awareness about global warming in the faith community, but they are likely to significantly reduce the carbon footprints of thousands of Iowa families.

The full text of the press release from Iowa Interfaith Power and Light is after the jump.

By the way, Iowa Interfaith Power and Light is currently searching for an executive director. Click here for the job listing.