EARTHKEEPING NEWS A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY Volume Seven, Number Three March/April 1998 CONGREGATION LAUNCHES ENVIRONMENTALLY GROUNDED BUSINESS Founded in June 1992 by eight unemployed residents meeting for Bible study in MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, Mission de Pueblo Nuevo, designated an Episcopal Jubilee Ministry for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation, has grown into a 200 member congregation, a community development corporation and several businesses. It was honored as a community hero in 1997. An initial congregtional thrift shop generated seed money to start a janitorial company, Pueblo Nuevo Enterprises, which employs 22 workers. Their janitorial service also offers help in establishing workable recycling programs; identification and elimination of primary sources of indoor pollution; day porter service; and housekeeping for health care institutions. Pueblo Nuevo Workshop, opened in 1996, provides local artists, carpenters, and other craft-people employment and an outlet for their work. Information from the 1997 annual report of the Jubilee Ministry, Episcopal Church Center, 815 Second Ave. New York NY 10017; 800/334-7626. For more on Pueblo Nuevo, contact The Rev. Phillip Lance, PO Box 17476, Los Angeles CA 90017; 213/483-2000. Home     Table of Contents