Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Host May 7 Webinar On Faith And Flood Resilience In Our Communities

As climate change brings more frequent and intense storms, communities of faith are increasingly called to respond with courage, compassion, and care for both people and place.

Join the Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake Bay for a May 7 webinar on Rising to the Challenge: Faith and Flood Resilience in Our Communities.

This Virtual Learning Lab program will focus on how congregations can prepare for and respond to flooding in ways that protect their properties, support vulnerable neighbors, and safeguard local waterways.

Together, we’ll explore practical strategies for managing stormwater, reducing flood risk, and building resilience through nature-based solutions.

Grounded in a shared commitment to stewardship, this session will highlight how caring for land and water is not only an environmental responsibility, but a moral call to protect and sustain our communities in the face of a changing climate. 

Guest speakers include--

-- Apostle Larry Lee Thomas - Apostle Thomas is the Senior Pastor of Empowering Believers Church in Glen Burnie, where he has devoted 44 years to ministry and 34 years to pastoral leadership. As Presiding Prelate of EBAIN and President of the United Black Clergy, he stands as a visionary leader, community advocate, and global missionary.

-- Chuck Williams - Longtime congregant and member of the music ministry at the Scotland A.M.E. Zion Church and the Second Century Project, and recipient of the Big Train Community Hero award. He will be sharing his congregation's restoration journey and how they are saving a piece of history in the heart of Rockville!

Click Here to register and for more information.

These webinars are supplemental to IPC's Faithful Green Leaders Training Program and are free and open to all.

For more information on programs, initiatives, upcoming events and how you can get involved, visit the Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake website.  Follow on Facebook and on Twitter.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates (bottom of the page).

(Photo: Saint Gabriel Roman Catholic Church/Watershed Public Charter School - MD - Central - Baltimore County, Bioretention Project.)

[Posted: April 27, 2026]  PA Environment Digest