BLESSED EARTH. Serving God, Saving the Planet CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONAL STATEMENTS AND RESOURCES ON CREATION CARE
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1 BLESSED EARTH Serving God, Saving the Planet CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONAL STATEMENTS AND RESOURCES ON CREATION CARE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD BAPTIST Southern Baptist Environment & Climate Initiative: American Baptist Policy Statement on Ecology: American Baptist Resolution on Environmental Concerns: Baptist General Conference of Texas: CATHOLIC United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Environmental Justice Program Catholic Conservation Center The Ecological Crisis a Common Responsibility: Peace with God the Creator, Peace with All of Creation (Pope John Paul II, World Day of Peace, Jan. 1, 1990): United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Renewing the Earth: An Invitation to Reflection and Action on Environment in Light of Catholic Social Teaching (1991):
2 CHRISTIAN CHURCH / DISCIPLES OF CHRIST Disciples Home Missions: Eco- justice/environmental Ministries EPISCOPAL Official Site: Episcopal Church Environmental Ministries Episcopal Ecological Network Episcopal Resolutions on the environment (1979 present): EVANGELICAL Evangelical Climate Initiative (2006) Au Sable Institute Environmental Statements (1987, 1992) EVANGELICAL COVENANT Official Site: Stewardship of the Earth LUTHERAN ELCA Caring for Creation For-Creation.aspx ELCA Environment & Energy Issues
3 ELCA Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope, and Justice (1993): ELCA Lutheran Earthkeeping Network of the Synods Lutherans Restoring Creation Web of Creation (by Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago) LCMS Together with all Creatures: Caring for God s Living Earth MENNONITE / BRETHEREN Church of the Brethren Mennonite Central Committee Mennonite Creation Care Network New Community Project METHODIST/WESLEYAN United Methodist Women Environment UMC Environmental Stewardship UMC God s Creation and the Church UMC Environmental Justice for a Sustainable Future
4 UMC Social Principles The Natural World UMC Full Text of Environmental Statements ( ): Wesleyan Church Creation Care Position Statement MORAVIAN Moravian Church NAZARENE Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Church of the Nazarene ORTHODOX Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America goarch.org/en/ourfaith/environment PRESBYTERIAN / REFORMED PC USA Environmental Ministries Christian Reformed Church Creation Care Reformed Church in America Caring for Creation The Eco-Stewards Program
5 Presbyterians for Earth Care Presbyterian Church (USA) Environmental Christian Reformed Church Statements on Creation Care QUAKER (Religious Society of Friends) Quaker Earthcare Witness SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Seventh Day Adventist A Statement on Stewardship of the Environment UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST United Church of Christ Environmental Justice VINEYARD Vineyard USA - Caring for the World Blessed Earth is an educational nonprofit that inspires and equips Christians to become better stewards of the earth. Through church, campus, and media outreach, we build bridges that promote measurable environmental change and meaningful spiritual growth.
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