Rev Sally Bingham is a former stay at home mom, now she is the environmental minister of
Grace Cathedral in San Francisco Ca. Rev Bingham and her parishes are taking
A stand on the issues of the environment.
They are fuel by Gods word and the passion of what they feel is the right thing to do.
'If we want to live in a better world, it starts with us first'. The improvement of green gas
for our roads and everyone taking part recycling everything down to paper plates
to resolving fuel, car pooling will make major changes in our environment.
We talk with Rev. Sally Bingham and this is what she had to say:
GMM: How far back can you trace your interest for the environment?
Rev. Bingham: For 35 years having grown up in this country with humans,
roads being destroyed.
GMM: What is the Regeneration Project and how did it get started?
Rev Sally Bingham: People and places should be protected, deepen connection and faith. If we are a people of faith and we have a responsibility to the environment, relationships in response to global life change to practicing conservation.
God called us to be stewards of creation Gen 2:4 outline about creations and
Matthew 25:40 says whatever you do to the least of my brother you do to me.
We have a responsibility to love our neighbor s well as ourselves.
They realize it is the respnsibity of faith; everyone is affected by this one way
or another if you are called to love our neighbor, you do not pollute their air,
a mother of faith, justice, peace and love.
GMM: What was the major issue that got the church involved with doing something about the environment?
Rev Sally Bingham: The church, there is no one way to do it, some do it with Styrofoam packages switching to porcelain cups. We do not have waste every efficiency, saving money can come from lighting, raise money for solar power on the roof.
GMM: How can we better manage the earth? Can you name a few?
Rev Sally Bingham: Pay attention to our behavior constant on how it
affects our neighbor. If people are more ware that everything we do
ends up in our neighbor’s backyard awareness. Your behavior effects every-
one else. The very bases in the world have been destroyed, we have to change.
GMM: Can you tell us what the word of God has to say about saving the environment?
Rev. Sally Bingham: Go back to the scripture ‘Till it and Keep it’ (Gen ) or the book of John (John 1:1) in beginning was the word and the word was God.
Everything that will be reconcile back to God through Christ. For a long time people thought it was about people. God meant everything; God has called us to serve one another.
GMM: What is the next move for Regeneration Project?
Rev Sally Bingham: We can only continue doing the work we are doing, co-creators with God. Interfaith power life in every state, we are in
GMM: Thank you for this interview and informing us all on this major issue that we are all faced with now and at this time.
Rev Sally Bingham: Thank you for letting share.
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
Interviewed and written by: Maria D. Smith