The Regeneration Project

1. Maintain a vibrant grassroots network of state organizations that are working independently and collectively to build a religious response to global warming and achieve concrete results, such as lowering carbon emissions, impacting public policy, and educating congregants and clergy.
2. To increase the public's awareness of global warming and to help congregational leaders develop concrete solutions for how they and their congregants can address the issue
3. To ensure that the voice of the religious community is heard in policy-making and to leverage our grassroots base to support clean energy and climate protection policies
4.To increase the long-term sustainability of the state affiliates.

1. Maintain the excellence of the IPL Affiliated Network and strengthen existing state IPLs
2. Focus on building a 50-state presence, if not necessarily 50 state affiliates.
3. Increase national office staff dedicated to supporting the Affiliated IPL Network
4. Continue to carry out our work in coalition with strategic partners, recognizing that solving global warming will take all members of society
5. Strengthen the message of why a religious response to global warming is important and broaden the understanding of the role that the IPL campaign plays

1. IPL has a network of more than 22,000 congregations across the country.
2. With 40 state affiliates, IPL is able to tackle national issues as well as local issues.
3. With 22 years of experience, is the leading faith-based organization addressing climate change in the United States. With this experience, we have developed strong relationships with elected officials, other environmental organizations, and thousands of faith leaders.

A Snapshot of IPL’s Impact

IPL’s members are taking action in their communities…
• 900+ sermons during Faith Climate Action Week in 2021
• Supported 1,250+ solar congregations nationwide collectively preventing 104,000 tons of CO2 annually
• 9 new certified Cool Congregations preventing 770 tons of CO2 annually
• 54 certified Cool Congregations preventing 1,970 tons of CO2 annually
•10k+ viewers of Kiss the Ground film, with 530 webinar participants with the filmmaker and IPL community garden experts
• 33,000+ advocacy messages, speakers at hearings, & meetings with policymakers
• 150+ advocacy captains
• 9,100+ grassroots action takers




We have been successful in reaching a greater number of faith communities every year in all of our national programs. Since it began in 2010, the Preach-In on Climate Change has increased by 178% with 3200 congregations participating and reaching 1.3 million people nationally. Over 150,000 postcards have been delivered to the president and elected representatives. Through our Cool Harvest Program, we have distributed 1020 Cool Harvest Kits and 800 congregations participated in the Cool Potluck and Movie - fun way to learn about the food, faith, climate connection. Participation in our Cool Congregations Challenge has increased by 138% in the four years since the challenge started, with over 300 entries to date. In 2014, we announced our first 20 Certified Cool Congregations. These congregations averaged a 42% reduction in greenhouse gases and are jointly preventing 2.2 million pounds of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere every year.