Creation Care
Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes Receives $1.25 Million Grant to Launch ‘Holy Ground for Whole Communities’ Program
The Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment to fund Holy Ground for Whole Communities, a first-of-its-kind program in Michigan that will equip and empower Episcopal churches across the state to engage in climate change mitigation on their church properties, connecting faith to environmental action. The […]
In All Our Diversity
by Robin Okumu We know that language and the way we speak matter. Words hold power to name and make visible, to include or exclude. Since the COP29 conference is largely composed of words (in speeches, discussions, written decisions, and negotiations over terms), it is a prime opportunity to showcase the inclusive power of language. […]
Climate Finance at COP 29 – A Primer
by Allegra Lovejoy COP 29 (the 29th Conference of Parties of the U.N. Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC) met during the past two weeks in Baku, Azerbaijan. Climate finance is the major focus of this COP and has been a significant focus of international climate negotiations since 2010.[1] Climate finance refers to funds committed […]
Updates from the Episcopal Delegation to the UN Climate Negotiations
by Elizabeth Harnett Writing from a packed hall of climate experts, environmental ministers and U.N. bureaucrats, I see a mix of emotions on display: optimism, pragmatism, frustration, exhaustion. People here at the 29th Conference of Parties of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, feel the weight of the task ahead […]
Reverence: Cole Durham’s Keynote Address at COP29’s Faith Pavilion
By the Rev. Lisa da Silva Reverence. That was the subject of Cole Durham’s keynote address in the Faith Pavilion at the United Nations COP29 on climate change in Azerbaijan this week. Durham, president of IF20, the G20’s Interfaith Forum, heavily referenced the work of Paul Woodruff, whose book “Reverence” (2001) argued for the restoration of […]
Eco-justice Formation: Learnings from Episcopal Young Adult Fellows Program
This Zoom event on Oct. 20, 2024 focused on Episcopal formation for eco-justice and climate action, featuring the seven 2024 Episcopal Church Young Adult Eco-Justice Fellows. The fellows shared about their efforts to bring eco-justice to life in dioceses, congregations, and communities. The 2024 Episcopal Eco-Justice Fellows are: For more information about the Young Adult Eco-Justice […]
Climate justice is economic justice: The Gospel call to love our neighbors through climate collapse
By the Rev. Lauren Grubaugh Thomas This essay builds on a short video I recently shared on my Instagram page. A couple nights a week, I serve as an on-call chaplain for a Denver, Colorado, hospital. I recently responded to an emergency call about a car accident. The patient was a young woman who was fortunate to […]
Clean, abundant solar power for our church
By Rob Hogg Earlier this summer, Christ Episcopal Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, completed construction and began operation of a 45-kilowatt solar-power system that is expected to provide 100% of the electricity used by the church. By reducing our dependence on the local electric utility, which is still generating electricity from coal and natural gas, […]
Creation Care, Climate Change, and Eco-Justice-Related Legislation
General Convention considered many pieces of creation care legislation, which were submitted by dioceses, committees, task forces, and other bodies. We have curated this list of the resolutions that were passed by both houses of General Convention. Please note: Budget requests in these resolutions will not necessarily be funded; final budget reconciliation will take place […]
The Episcopal Church Names 2024 Young Adult Eco-Justice Fellows
The Episcopal Church is delighted to announce the launch of the 2024 Eco-Justice Fellows program, a groundbreaking initiative to address the critical need for greater faithful resilience and shaping a church response to environmental justice. This transformative program is deeply rooted in the principles of Environmental Justice. The Eco-Justice (EJ) fellows will delve into the Episcopal Church’s […]
