Successful Movements
Not that many years ago both churches and social movements dived into figuring out how to make...
Read MoreThe Pollinator: UCC Environmental Justice Blog
Caring for God’s Creation: A 2023 Statistical Snapshot of the UCC
The care of God’s creation is a central calling of Christians that has found unique...
Read MoreWith Young Adult Leadership, a Church Dives into Creation Justice
At Friedens UCC in Indianapolis, we thank God for the opportunity to serve with Sierra...
Read MoreStruggling Churches May Be Climate Justice Teachers
In January 2020, the UCC’s Council for Climate Justice issued a Kairos Call to Action which...
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Intergenerational Learning
This past year Edgewood United Church and Haslett Community Church in East Lansing, Michigan,...
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Land Ethics Reimagined: Revolutionary Implications for Churches
In researching land justice and Indigenous peoples, I came to know some remarkable...
Read MoreNature as a Healing Balm
Richard Louv, in his book, Last Child in the Woods, coins a term: Nature Deficit Disorder. ...
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Solidarity and Support for East Palestine: Three Actions to Embody Love
On February 3rd, the small town of East Palestine, Ohio suffered from a toxic train derailment...
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Planning for Earth Month: Resources for Congregations
April is Earth Month, and for congregations, it can be a great time to further discern how...
Read MoreSample Kairos Moment for March
In January 2020, the UCC’s Council for Climate Justice issued a Kairos Call to Action which...
Read MoreLand Acknowledgments and Churches
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...
Read MoreGetting to Know Andrew Wells-Bean
Andrew Wells-Bean is the United Church of Christ's Environmental Justice Fellow. Andy...
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