News
West Virginia Council of Churches takes a "hard walk" on mining. Click here to read more.
Religious Leaders Tour the Gulf Coast in the wake of the Gulf Coast tragedy. Read articles by Bruce Nolan and Joshunda Sanders here.
ELCA Presiding Bishop Calls Oil Spill in Gulf 'Heartbreaking.' Click here to read the full pastoral article.
Respoond to climate change with three simple words. "Eat, Pray, Love: A New Green Gospel" by Mallory McDuff. Click here to read an article from USA Today.
God's Renewed Creation: Call to Hope and Action. Click here for more on the United Methodist's call to Stewardship.
Presbyterians for Earth Care (PEC) Winners Announced Click here to read more about the award recipients.
Earth Stewardship Sermons Honored. Click here to read about this year's winners. Click here to read the winning sermons.
Celebrate "Time for Creation." Click here to read more about this holy time and the events taking place and here to learn about the World Council of Churches' Time for Creation.
Chesapeake Covenant community: Covenanting for Creation. More than sixty people gathered at Bolton Street Synagogue to honor the Biblical covenant that binds God, the Creation and Humankind and to make a commitment to honor this covenant in the life and work of our faith communities. Click here to learn more. Click here to read the full text of the statement.
Get Involved
Seeking God’s Grace for the Gulf: A Day of Worship, Reflection and Healing: October 3rd
Seeking God’s Grace for the Gulf is a day for congregations and faith communities to remember the Gulf oil catastrophe, pray for our brothers and sisters in the Gulf Coast, and reflect on our personal connection to the largest oil spill in US history. Click here for resources to help you and your congregation join in this day through worship, music, prayer, education and other activities. We hope you will take the time to join in what will be the beginning of a long and challenging healing process for God’s Creation and communities in the Gulf.
Made in the Image of God Cosmetics Teleconference
Most of us wake up and lather up with soap in the shower, shave, style our hair, and apply sunscreen or makeup before leaving the house in the morning. We assume all of these products have been tested for safety but this is not the case. Many products contain chemicals of concern that are linked to health concerns like cancer and reproductive harm. Join author of Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry, Stacy Malkan, and NCC Environmental Health Program Manager, Chloe Schwabe. on October 8th at 8pm EST to learn more about just what is going on inside our bodies, why this is an issue of faith, and what we can do to ensure these products are safe for everyone. Click here to learn more and sign up.
Stewardship Training event for Maryland Congregations
Join the First Baptist Church of Highland Park and the National Council of Churches for a day of worship, learning and fellowship as we discover together how to work for healthier communities and become stewards of God’s creation in the Chesapeake Bay region. Learn how your congregation can reduce its energy bills by conserving energy and water, and find out how to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. Please join us Saturday, October 30, 2010 at First Baptist Church of Highland Park in Landover, MD from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm. For more information or to RSVP click here. *Please RSVP by October 6, 2010.
Events
“The Cross in the Mountains: An Ecumenical Prayer Service to Renew Appalachian Communities” Saturday, September 11, 2010, Salyersville, Kentucky.
People of faith are invited to participate in this prayer service linking employment and community with conservation and Creation. Click here for more information.
Faith in Place Harvest Celebration Sunday, October 3, 2010, Chicago, IL.
The celebration will take place from 5-8 pm at the Chicago Cultural Center GAR Hall. The winners of the Architectural Competition The Building: Problem or Solution? will be announced. Click here for more information. 
Fall Energy Efficiency Workshops:
This Fall, denominations and faith based organizations are hosting energy efficiency training workshops for churches across the country. Click here to learn about workshops in Illinois, Oregon, South Carolina, and Maryland. PC (USA) congregations are invited to participate in an energy efficiency webinar on October 6, 2010. Click here for details.
Resources
Prayer for Creation:
Click here for an eco-justice prayer written by The Reverend David Berkey, Executive Director of the Florida United Methodist Camps and Retreat Ministries and Chair of the NCC Committee on Outdoor Ministries
Stewardship resources for Maryland Congregations.
Download toolkits designed to help communities of faith in the Chesapeake Bay watershed learn about the gifts of God's Creation in the Chesapeake Bay and get involved in caring for God's Creation by improving the energy efficiency of church buildings and reducing pollution from church grounds and parking lots. Click here to download the resources today. To have someone from the Eco-Justice program give a presentation to your church, click here.
Book: Natural Saints: How People of Faith are Working to Save God's Earth by Mallory McDuff.
Natural Saints shares the stories and strategies of contemporary church leaders, parishioners, and religious environmentalists working to define a new environmental movement, where justice as a priority for the church means a clean and safe environment for all. The book can be ordered through Amazon and Barnes and Nobel.
