Creation Care Websites and Statements

1. Creation Care Websites & Statements
General Christian Environmental Church of God (Cleveland, TN)............ 2 Presbyterian / Reformed ...............................3
Sites.............................................. 1 Episcopal .............................................. 2 Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) .............3
Christian Denomination-Affiliated Evangelical ........................................... 2 Seventh Day Adventist..................................3
Sites: ........................................... 1 Lutheran................................................ 2 United Church of Christ (Congregational) ........4
Assemblies of God ............................ 1 Mennonite / Brethren ............................ 2 Vineyard ........................................................4
Baptist ............................................... 1 Methodist / Wesleyan ........................... 3 Interfaith Sites........................................ 4
Catholic ............................................. 2 Moravian ............................................... 3
Government Resources for Churches ... 4
Christian Church / Disciples of Christ..... 2 Nazarene .............................................. 3
Church of God (Anderson, IN) .......... 2 Orthodox ............................................... 3
Colleges and Universities ..................... 4
“The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden
to work it and take care of it.” (Genesis 2:15, NIV)
General Christian European Christian Environmental Assemblies of God
Network
Environmental Sites ecen.org Statements:
Assemblies of God’s Position on the
A Rocha Evangelical Environmental Network Environment
arocha.org creationcare.org ag.org/top/Beliefs/contempissues_02_enviro
Healthy Families, Healthy Environment nment.cfm
Alternatives for Simple Living
simpleliving.org healthyfamiliesnow.org
Colleges and Universities – See page 4
American Scientific Affiliation North American Coalition for
asa3.org Christianity and Ecology Baptist
nacce.org
Blessed Earth Care of Creation
www.blessed-earth.org NCC Eco-Justice Programs careofcreation.net
nccecojustice.org
Christian Vegetarian Association Creation Care Project (Texas)
christianveg.com Re:Vision – Protecting Creation bgct.org/clc
(National Association of Evangelicals)
Christians for Environmental revision.org Evangelical Environmental Network
Stewardship (Fund for Christian creationcare.org
Ecology) Renewal: Students Caring for
Creation Southern Baptist Environment & Climate
christianecology.org
renewingcreation.org Initiative
Christians for the Mountains baptistcreationcare.org
christiansforthemountains.org Restoring Eden
restoringeden.org Statements:
Earth Healing American Baptist Policy Statement on
earthhealing.info Season of Creation Ecology (1989)
By Fr. Al Fritsch, S.J. seasonofcreation.com acton.org/ppolicy/environment/ppolicy_enviro
nment_theology_baptist.php
Earth Ministry (Seattle, WA) Serve God, Save the Planet
earthministry.org servegodsavetheplanet.org American Baptist Church – History of
Environmental Statements (1977-1991)
EarthCare, Inc. Shakertown Pledge (1973) nccecojustice.org/antholabc.htm
(Chattanooga, TN / Dalton, GA) webofcreation.org/DenominationalState
earthcareonline.org ments/shakertown.htm Colleges and Universities:
International Association of Baptist Colleges
Eco-Justice Ministries Target Earth and Universities
eco-justice.org (Christian Environmental Association) baptistschools.org
Curriculum reviews targetearth.org
Southern Baptist Colleges and Universities
Environmental Justice in the sbc.net/colleges.asp
Historical Black Churches
nccecojustice.org/envjusticeblackch Christian Denomination-
urch.html
Affiliated Sites
An EarthCare Resource Guide – November 2008
EarthCare, Inc., Chattanooga, TN www.earthcareonline.org

2. Catholic Church of God Evangelical Climate Initiative (2006)
http://christiansandclimate.org/learn/call-to-
United States Conference of (Cleveland, TN) action/
Catholic Bishops – Environmental
Justice Program Statements: Evangelical Environmental Network – An
nccbuscc.org/sdwp/ejp Church of God – Practical Evangelical Declaration on the Care of
Commitments: Social Obligation Creation (1994)
Catholic Conservation Center churchofgod.cc/about/social_obligation.cfm creationcare.org/resources/declaration.php
conservation.catholic.org/background.
htm Colleges and Universities – See page 4 National Association of Evangelicals –
Environment and Ecology (1971)
Earth Healing (by Fr. Al Fritsch, S.J.) nae.net/index.cfm?FUSEACTION=editor.pag
earthhealing.info Episcopal e&pageID=199&IDCategory=9
Statements: Episcopal Ecological Network National Association of Evangelicals – The
Roman Catholic Church – The Ecological eenonline.org Sandy Cove Covenant and Invitation (2004)
Crisis a Common Responsibility: Peace nae.net/index.cfm?FUSEACTION=editor.pag
with God the Creator, Peace with All of Statements: e&pageID=121&IDCategory=9
Creation (Pope John Paul II, World Day of Episcopal Resolutions (1979 – present)
Peace, Jan. 1, 1990) Colleges and Universities – See page 4
eenonline.org/about/resolve.htm
acton.org/ppolicy/environment/ppolicy_envir
onment_theology_rcc.php Episcopal Church – Environmental Lutheran
Statements (1973-2003)
United States Conference of Catholic nccecojustice.org/downloads/anth/epis.pdf ECLA – Environmental Advocacy
Bishops – Renewing the Earth: An http://archive.elca.org/advocacy/environment
Invitation to Reflection and Action on Episcopal Church – History of /education.asp
Environment in Light of Catholic Social Environmental Statements (1973-2003)
Teaching (1991) nccecojustice.org/antholepis.htm ECLA – Lutheran Earthkeeping Network
usccb.org/sdwp/ejp/bishopsstatement.sh of the Synods
tml Episcopal Church – Justice, Peace, and webofcreation.org/LENS/index.html
the Integrity of Creation (1997)
United States Conference of Catholic acton.org/ppolicy/environment/ppolicy_en Web of Creation (by Lutheran School of
Bishops – Environmental Justice: vironment_theology_episcopal.php Theology at Chicago) webofcreation.org
Public Policy Framework (1999)
usccb.org/sdwp/ejp/publicpolicy/envp Colleges and Universities – See page 4 Statements:
ol.shtml ECLA – Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope,
Evangelical and Justice (1993)
Colleges and Universities:
elca.org/socialstatements/environment
Catholic Colleges Online Blessed Earth
catholiccollegesonline.org www.blessed-earth.org Colleges and Universities:
Christians for Environmental ECLA & Missouri Synod College Search
Christian Church / Stewardship www.lutherancolleges.org/majors/
Disciples of Christ christianecology.org/Stewardship.html See also page 4 of this guide.
The Evangelical Ecologist (blog)
Disciples Home Missions: Eco-
evaneco.com Mennonite / Brethren
justice/Environmental Ministries
homelandministries.org/PublicWitness Evangelical Environmental Network
/Environment.htm Church of the Brethren – Brethren
creationcare.org
Witness
EnviroJustice Evangelical Climate Initiative brethren.org/genbd/witness/CareforCreation.
envirojustice.org christiansandclimate.org htm
Statements: Re:Vision – Protecting Creation Mennonite Central Committee – Care for
(National Association of Evangelicals) Creation
Alverna Covenant revision.org mcc.org/careforcreation
discipleshomemissions.org/PublicWit
ness/Alverna.htm Serve God, Save the Planet Mennonite Creation Care Network
servegodsavetheplanet.org mennocreationcare.org
History of Environmental Statements
(1971-2001) Target Earth New Community Project
nccecojustice.org/antholdoc.htm (Christian Environmental Association) newcommunityproject.org
targetearth.org
Colleges and Universities – See page 4 Statements:
Statements:
Church of the Brethren – Environmental
Church of God Au Sable Institute – Environmental Statements (1977-2001). History of
Statements (1987, 1992) Environmental Statements
(Anderson, IN) webofcreation.org/DenominationalState nccecojustice.org/downloads/anth/breth.pdf and
Colleges and Universities – See page 4 ments/ausable.htm nccecojustice.org/antholbreth.htm
Mennonite Central Committee – Poverty and
Environmental Degradation (1990)
Creation Care Websites & Statements
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3. acton.org/ppolicy/environment/ppolicy Moravian Presbyterian Conservation Corps
_environment_theology_mennonite.p presbyterianconservationcorps.org
hp Statements:
Moravian Church – History of Presbyterians for Restoring Creation
Mennonite Church General Board – prcweb.org
Environmental Statements (1990)
Stewardship of the Earth Resolution
nccecojustice.org/antholmorav.htm Reformed Church in America – Caring for
on Environment and Faith Issues
www.mennocreationcare.org/Home/A Colleges and Universities: Creation
BOUT_MCCN/Our_History rca.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?&pid=
Moravian College – Environmental 1518&srcid=1542
Colleges and Universities – See page 4 Studies Program
moravian.edu/academics/ Statements:
Methodist / Wesleyan Moravian Church – Moravian Covenant Presbyterian Church (USA) – Environmental
for Christian Living: Environment (1990) Statements
United Methodist Church – webofcreation.org/DenominationalState nccecojustice.org/downloads/anth/pres.pdf
Environmental Resources and ments/moravian.htm
Resolutions Presbyterian Church (USA) – History of
Comment: Stewardship of the Creation, Environmental Statements
archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&m
by Henry Fansler. The Moravian nccecojustice.org/antholpcusa.htm
id=676
(January 2003)
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moravian.org/publications/moravian/back_i Presbyterian Church (USA) – ACSWP
United Methodist Women Green ssues/2003/2003_jan_stewardship.phtml Commentary
Team acton.org/ppolicy/environment/ppolicy_enviro
gbgm-umc.org/umw/green_team.cfm Nazarene nment_theology_presbyt.php
Statements: Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Reformed Church in America – Position on
United Methodist Church: Book of ncm.org/ed_ad_environment.aspx the Environment (1994)
Discipline – Our Faith: Church and Statements: rca.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?&pid=
Society: Social Principles: 498&srcid=491
Creation Care: Environmental
Energy Resources Utilization (2004) Stewardship for the Church of the Reformed Church in America –
archives.umc.org/interior.asp?mid=1819 Nazarene (2005) Environmental Statements
ncm.org/pdf/creation_care_document.pdf nccecojustice.org/antholrca.htm
Natural World (2004)
archives.umc.org/interior.asp?mid=1701 Creation Care Statements Reformed Church in America – History of
ncm.org/pdf/creation_care.pdf Environmental Statements
Water, Air, Soil, Minerals, Plants
(2004) Colleges and Universities – See page 4 nccecojustice.org/antholrca.htm
archives.umc.org/interior.asp?mid=1818 Colleges and Universities – See page 4
United Methodist Church – The Book Orthodox
of Resolutions of the United Methodist Quaker (Religious Society of
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of
Church – Environmental Justice for a
America Friends)
Sustainable Future (2004)
goarch.org/en/ourfaith/environment
archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=4&
mid=959 Quaker Earthcare Witness (formerly Friends
Statements:
Committee on Unity with Nature)
United Methodist Church – Greek Orthodox Church – Speeches quakerearthcare.org
Environmental Statements (1972-2000) from Environmental Symposium 1997
nccecojustice.org/downloads/anth/meth.pdf acton.org/ppolicy/environment/ppolicy_e Statements:
Wesleyan Church – Contemporary nvironment_theology_orthadox.php Friends United Meeting – Minute on Care for
Issues: The Environment God’s Creation
Orthodox Church – Environmental
nwwesleyan.org/issues.htm#environment nccecojustice.org/downloads/anth/fum.pdf
Statements
nccecojustice.org/downloads/anth/ortho Philadelphia Yearly Meeting – History of
Colleges and Universities: x.pdf Environmental Statements
United Methodist-Related Colleges & nccecojustice.org/antholpym.htm
Universities Orthodox Church – History of
www.gbhem.org/site/c.lsKSL3POLvF/ Environmental Statements
Colleges and Universities:
b.3463093/ nccecojustice.org/antholorth.htm
Friends Association for Higher Education
Orthodox Church in America – Orthodox earlham.edu/~fahe/mappage.htm
Wesleyan Colleges Liturgy and the Care for Creation
www.wesleyan.org/em/colleges webofcreation.org/DenominationalState
See also page 4 of this guide. ments/orthodox.htm Seventh Day Adventist
Presbyterian / Reformed Statements:
Seventh Day Adventist – An Affirmation of the
Presbyterian Church (USA) Creation (2004)
Environmental Justice Ministries adventist.org/beliefs/statements/main_stat54.html
pcusa.org/environment
Creation Care Websites & Statements
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4. Seventh Day Adventist – A Statement Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Lee University (Cleveland, TN)
on the Environment (1995) Earth http://artsandsciences.leeuniversity.edu/nsm/
adventist.org/world_church/official_meeti uuministryforearth.org programs.asp Bachelor’s degree – biological
ngs/1995gcsession/070503ann.txt Web of Creation science with emphasis in environmental
webofcreation.org science and biodiversity
Colleges and Universities – See page 4 Affiliation: Church of God (Cleveland, TN)
Sewanee: The University of the South
United Church of Christ Government Resources (Sewanee, TN)
(Congregational) for Churches www2.sewanee.edu/academics/catalog/departm
ents/biology
United Church of Christ EcoAction US EPA Energy Star Program for Bachelor’s degrees – biology, environmental
uccecoaction.org Congregations energystar.gov/index.cfm studies, and forestry and geology
?c=small_business.sb_congregations Affiliation: Episcopal Church
United Church of Christ –
Environmental Justice US EPA Energy Star Qualified Products Tennessee Wesleyan (Athens, TN)
www.ucc.org/justice/environmental- energystar.gov www.twcnet.edu/Academics/academicsdepartments.
justice/ htm
Bachelor’s degree – biology with emphasis in
Eco-Justice Ministries
eco-justice.org Colleges and Universities environmental science
Affiliation: United Methodist Church
Statements: Christian:
United Church of Christ – History of Nationally Recognized Christian: College Search
Environmental Statements
Au Sable Institute of Environmental ChristianCollegeMentor
nccecojustice.org/antholucc.htm
Studies christiancollegementor.org/Select/MatchAsst/d
United Church of Christ – Social (Grand Rapids, MI / Programs in various efault.asp?letter=&switchto=4-year
Policy Statements Voted by General U.S. regions and countries) Search each of the following terms in the
Synods Dealing with Environmental ausable.org major field: environmental, ecology,
and Energy Issues Academic and internship programs, conservation, and biology .
www.uccecoaction.org/SynodPolicy.html conferences and retreats
Denominational College Sites
Colleges and Universities: Christian Environmental Studies
Search the denomination’s name and the
Center of Montreat College
word colleges in a search engine.
UCC Related Schools (Western NC)
ucc.org/higher-education/school/ www.montreat.edu/ns/es
Bachelor’s degree – environmental studies Other Colleges and Universities
Vineyard Affiliation: Presbyterian (USA)
State Colleges and Universities in the
Let’s Tend the Garden (Vineyard Christian: Chattanooga/North GA Area:
Christian Fellowship of Boise, Idaho)
letstendthegarden.org
East TN / North GA Area Chattanooga State Technical Community
Carson Newman College College (TN)
(Jefferson City, TN) cn.edu/biology chattanoogastate.edu/Math_Science/biology/
Bachelor’s degree – environmental studies biomain.asp
Interfaith Sites Affiliation: Baptist Associate’s degree – environmental science
Forum on Religion and Ecology, Covenant College
Harvard University Dalton State College (GA)
(Lookout Mountain, GA) daltonstate.edu/natsci/index.htm
religionandecology.org http://biology.covenant.edu/major.html Associate’s degree – forestry
Interfaith Power & Light Bachelor’s degree – biological science
interfaithpowerandlight.org with emphasis in ecology, wildlife University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Selected Chapters: biology, and natural history utc.edu/Academic/BiologicalAndEnvironment
GA IPL – based in Atlanta gipl.org Affiliation: Presbyterian (PCA) alSciences/
TN IPL – based in Knoxville tn-ipl.org Hiwassee College (Madisonville, TN) Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees –
Chattanooga, TN IPL Chapter http://hiwassee.edu environmental science
globalwarmingchatt.tripod.com Associate’s degree – biology with
More Colleges & Internships:
National Religious Partnership for emphasis in environmental sciences
Affiliation: United Methodist Church EnviroEducation.com enviroeducation.com
the Environment nrpe.org
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