In 2007, The National Council of Churches USA's (NCC) Eco-Justice Working Group honored the Rev. Dr. Janet Parker for her sermon, "From Apocalypse to Genesis." Parker is the first recipient of the NCC Environmental Sermon Award. Parker, pastor for parish life at Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ, Arlington, Va., was selected from among 50 sermon submissions from across the country and as far as Australia and Brazil.