Planning for Earth Month: Resources for Congregations
April is Earth Month, and for congregations, it can be a great time to further discern how...
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Sample Kairos Moment for March
In January 2020, the UCC’s Council for Climate Justice issued a Kairos Call to Action which...
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In recent years, it has become increasingly popular to begin public events and worship services...
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Faith Communities Unite for Trees
As part of the process of becoming a Creation Justice Church, Coral Gables Congregational,...
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Arts and Activism Lecture Series
On World Communion Sunday in October of 2022, Coral Gables Congregational, United Church of...
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When the Land Owns Us
Edgar Villanueva, a non-profit leader and member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, wrote...
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A Spiritual Approach to Healing the Earth and Ourselves
For Christians today, there is a need to get away from separatist thinking where we as...
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Day of Action to Protect God’s Creation
This fall a coalition of organizations in the climate movement are calling for a wave of...
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In Jackson, History Repeats Itself
The recent water crisis facing Jackson, Mississippi has led to a number of comparisons to...
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Reflection on the Moral March in Washington, D.C.
Along with my spouse Jon, I had been to marches in Washington, D.C. in the past, but the Poor...
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Grant Recipients for Climate Justice Fellowships
To further support prophetic climate ministries, the UCC Council for Climate Justice raised...
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Andrew Wells-Bean is the United Church of Christ's Environmental Justice Fellow. Andy...
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Blue Theology: The Christian Call to Care for the Ocean
Water is reflective of light, of the blue sky, and of God’s love. Water has long been...
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Squeaky Wheels Get the Oil
The Sacred Earth Matters group at Seattle’s University Congregational UCC believes advocacy...
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Ten “Naked Truths”: Prophetic Action and the Climate Crisis
As the Theologian-In-Residence for Ames United Church of Christ and as the United Church of...
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Our Vespers Journey
A deep desire to connect, create, celebrate, and offer an additional, yet different way, to be...
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International Dark Sky Week: A Christian Perspective
International Dark Sky Week: April 22 to 30 This year, Easter Sunday, April 17th,...
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Taking Prophetic Action for the Earth
In conjunction with an event on Saturday, April 23, 2022, entitled "The Faith of Prophets:...
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Noah’s Ark in Reverse: Climate-Related Disasters
The story of Noah’s ark begins with a moral assessment of his era. Noah was “a righteous...
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A Church Takes Climate Action (in Spite of the Pandemic)
Washington Park UCC in Denver, Colorado, has a long history of engagement with social and...
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