NM Faith Leaders Add Their Voices to Letter Urging Congress to Pass Sustainable Infrastructure Bill

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More than 40 New Mexicans  were among the hundreds of faith leaders nationwide who signed a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging Congress to pass a bold economic recovery and infrastructure package that creates family and community sustaining jobs while caring for our climate and our neighbors.

We urge you to support historic levels of investment that will safeguard Creation, address the impacts of climate change and pollution from fossil fuel extraction and related industries, and fulfill our moral obligation to leave a habitable world for future generations. Black, Indigenous, and people of color(BIPOC) and low-income communities have been hit the hardest by the triple health, economic,and environmental crises we face. The needs of these communities must be at the center of any infrastructure package. 

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Read quotes from four national faith leaders

In New Mexico, faith leaders from Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Taos, Carlsbad, Raton, Chapparral,  Jemez Springs, Gallup signed the letter. A separate version of the letter will go directly to our congressional delegation.

Rev. Talitha Arnold, United Church of Santa Fe

Tanya Barlow, United Methodist Women Conference Vice President, New Mexico Conference

Rev. Dr. Holly Beaumont, InterfaithWorker Justice – New Mexico

Carolyn Begay, United Methodist Women Conference Spiritual Growth Coordinator, New Mexico Conference

Reverend Judy Bierbaum,

Rev Ronald Brooker, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Joan Brown, Executive Director Sr.,Order Of St. Francis, New Mexico Interfaith Power & Light

Rose Marie Cecchini, Mm, Sr.,Maryknoll Sisters

Alfred Chavez, St. Joseph on the Rio Grande Parish

Dr. Gene Chorostecki

Rev. Edward Church, Church of the Good Shepherd, Albuquerque,

Catherine Clemons, Sister, Catholic Church in Mobile, Alabama

Rev. Dr. Kenneth Cuthbertson, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – retired

Rev. Jean Darling, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Fe

Rev. Dr. Gregory Gaertner, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Andrew Gold, Maggid, Kol Ha Lev’

Dr. Michael Gregory

Dr. D. Hart

Caroline Mb Hess, Bahá’ís of the East Mountain

Rev Sue Joiner, First Congregational United Church of Christ

Rev. B. Gail Joralemon, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Albuquerque

Nicholas King, Pastor, Carlsbad Mennonite Church

Rev. George Kunkle, St. Bede’s Episcopal Church

The Rev. Benjamin Larzelere, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America(Evangelical Lutheran Church inAmerica) Retired

Rev. Erica Lea-Simka, Albuquerque Mennonite Church

Dr. Reeve Love

Dr. Alston Lundgren, Retired

Rev James Marshall

Patricia Masterman, Deacon, Holy Family Episcopal Church

Anne Morawski, Pastor, Holy Cross Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Dr. Nathan Nielsen

Dr. A. Obermeier

Rev. George Packard, Wisconsin Conference United Methodist Church

Nancy Poe, Raton United Methodist Church

Rev. Dr. Dusty Pruitt, United Church of  Christ

Rabbi Harry Rosenfeld, Congregation Albert

Dr. Emily Rothman,

Anne Salaun, Sr., Assumption Sisters Chaparral NM

Laura Sandison, Albuquerque, NM

Rev. Pamela Shepherd, Taos United Community Church

Charlotte Smith, Baha’i

Sue Stefford-Grey, President of the Board, First Christian Church in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Dr. Shari Tarbet

Rev. Glen Thamert, Jemez Peacemakers

The Rev. Daniel J. Webster, Episcopal Church