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The article below was originally posted in 2019, we hope that on this day celebrating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that you may engage in building the beloved community. You can find a listing of…
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Category: Latest News, Prayers & Meditation Practices, Reflections
Tags: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Church, climate change, Creation Care, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., faith, inspiration, justice, love, MLK, Mutuality, science, social justice, Spirituality
70 Middle School and High School aged youth & adults from seven local congregations (Grace Covenant Presbyterian, Circle of Mercy, First Congregational, Grace Baptist, First Presbyterian Church, the Cathedral of All Souls, and Land of the Sky UCC) came together…
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Category: CCA in the News, Congregational Stories, Educational Resources, Latest News, Presentations & Webinars, Reflections
Tags: agriculture, climate activism, climate change, community gardens, faith, farms, Food, food security, food waste, Forestkeepers, forests, greta thunberg, inspiration, justice, peace, science, social justice, wetlands, youth
Ehret, a 12th grader from Loveland, Colorado who is a youth group member of Heart of the Rockies Christian Church where I served years ago called me last week to tell me about how his faith had driven him to help organize…
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Category: Congregational Stories, Presentations & Webinars, Public Comments & Testimony
Tags: 100% renewable, children, clean energy, climate activism, climate change, compassion, Creation Care, Energy Efficiency, faith, food security, justice, science, social justice, Spirituality, students, us climate strike, youth
Farmers, faith leaders and scientists came together at the Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina‘s clergy retreat in January. They explored how the damage the Dust Bowl caused a climate scientist’s family farm affected his outlook, the connection between climate…
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Category: CCA in the News, Educational Resources, Presentations & Webinars, Reflections
Tags: 100% renewable, Christmount, clean energy, climate activism, climate change, contemplation, Creation Care, Deke Arndt, faith, food security, fossil free PCUSA, justice, Laura Legnick, Norman Wirzba, prayer, Presbyterian, racism, scientific consensus, social justice, Spirituality
We are grateful for the work and ministry of Central United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, Circle of Mercy Congregation and Givens Estates. They will include creation care in their worship and educational experiences within the next two weeks. The…
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Category: Educational Resources, Prayers & Meditation Practices, Presentations & Webinars, Sermons & Worship Resources, Uncategorized
Tags: 100% renewable, baptists, CCA Toolkit, Church, clean energy, climate change, equity, faith, Food, justice, minute for mission, preaching, Presbyterian, racism, science, scientific consensus, social justice, Spirituality, sunday school, UCC United Church of Christ, Unitedmethodistchurch, worship
In November Creation Care Alliance Faith leaders helped support a 10-day public prayer and fast lead by Steve Norris. It was a heart centered reaction to the latest climate reports and deepened the spiritual roots of our collective action. Brook…
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Category: CCA in the News, Congregational Stories, Latest News, Prayers & Meditation Practices, Public Comments & Testimony
Tags: 100% renewable, activism, clean energy, clergy, climate activism, climate change, Climate Fast, compassion, Creation Care, environment, faith, fasting, inspiration, justice, meditation, peace, prayer, public prayer, social justice, spirit, Spiritual fast, Spirituality
Clergy Creation Care Retreat: Inspiring Your Congregation to Care For God’s Creation Sign up Here Thursday, January 17, 2019, 8:15 AM- 6:00 PM Christmount Conference Center, Black Mountain, NC. (Discounted evening lodging on Wednesday and Thursday nights) Designed with clergy in mind, this…
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Category: Educational Resources, Latest News, Prayers & Meditation Practices, Presentations & Webinars
Tags: Black Mountain, Christmount, Church, clean energy, clergy, climate change, compassion, Creation Care, Duke Divinity School, faith, inspiration, justice, meditation, Norman Wirzba, science, social justice, spirit, Spirituality, Wake Forest School of Divinity
Join the 21-Day Eco-Challenge- CCA Registration is open. In his book Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, Chip Heath suggests that leaders who are seeking organizational change may slip into ideas about others like “Why are these…
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Category: CCA in the News, Congregational Stories, Educational Resources, Latest News, Uncategorized
Tags: 100% renewable, activism, Church, climate activism, climate change, Ecochallenge, Energy Efficiency, faith, food security, inspiration, justice, peace, social justice, Solar, Spirituality, youth
Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina
Youth: Listening to those who stand to lose so much
Posted on by Karim Olaechea
Ehret, a 12th grader from Loveland, Colorado who is a youth group member of Heart of the Rockies Christian Church where I served years ago called me last week to tell me about how his faith had driven him to help organize…
Read MoreCategory: Congregational Stories, Presentations & Webinars, Public Comments & Testimony Tags: 100% renewable, children, clean energy, climate activism, climate change, compassion, Creation Care, Energy Efficiency, faith, food security, justice, science, social justice, Spirituality, students, us climate strike, youth