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Environmental Health
Many in our communities suffer from the rising air- and water-borne toxin levels in our local environments. From Asthma to Autism, one of the most hotly contested debates in the medical world today is, “How much does our polluted environment contribute to our diseases and sicknesses?” In this important Q panel, we’ll hear from two activists on the front lines of the conversations who help us understand our roles as creation stewards.
Mitch joined The Evangelical Environmental Network as President/CEO on August 1, 2009 and publisher, Creation Care Magazine. Mitch speaks nationally on creation care, especially on the environmental life threatening impacts on the poor and defenseless. Rev. Hescox has published numerous articles and is a contributor to an up-opening book Conversion: The Sacred Work of Churches to Protect God’s Climate by New Society Publishers. He has testified before Congress, appeared on CNN, NPR, PRI and numerous radio programs both Christian and secular. In 2010, Mitch lead the 300 mile Creation Care Walk from West Virginia to Washington, DC and the 80 mile Gulf Coast Prayer Walk during the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill. Prior to joining EEN, Mitch pastored a local church for 18 years, and before the call to ordained ministry served the coal and utility industry as Director, Fuel Systems for Allis Mineral Systems. Having a heart for the poor and those without a relationship to Jesus, Mitch’s call is to serve God’s Kingdom through efforts to mobilize The Church to love as Jesus loves and make disciples. He has traveled the world leading mission teams and teaching evangelism. He earned a Masters of Divinity, Magma Cum Laude, from Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC, and a Bachelor of Science in Geosciences from the University of Arizona, Tucson. Mitch is married to Clare with four grown children and two grandsons.
Lyndsay Moseley is Director of Advocacy for the American Lung Association’s Healthy Air Campaign. Lyndsay has a decade of experience in climate, energy and air pollution policy and at the intersection of faith, public health and environmental concerns. She previously served in positions with Sierra Club, the National Religious Partnership for the Environment, Georgetown Community Church, and the Energy, Environment and Resources Center at the University of Tennessee. She has an MPA from Univ. of Tennessee; a B.A. in Public Policy from UNC-Chapel Hill, and a Certificate in Spiritual Formation from Wesley Seminary. Lyndsay is the co-editor of Holy Ground: A Gathering of Voices on Caring for Creation (Sierra Club Books, 2008).
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