creation care Archives

PC(USA) pastor and author discusses ‘Our Angry Eden’ with Presbyterians for Earth Care

Posted October 14th, 2022

The inspiration to write his 2021 book “Our Angry Eden: Faith and Hope on a Hotter, Harsher Planet” came, of all places, during a meeting of National Capital Presbytery, the Rev. Dr. Mark Williams told Presbyterians for Earth Care during a Zoom conversation Thursday.

Presbyterians asked to solidify congressional support for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Posted August 2nd, 2022

Monday’s Action Alert from the Office of Public Witness asks Presbyterians to contact their U.S. senator to urge support for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ahead of the Senate recess scheduled to begin Aug. 8.

‘GA, Creation Care and You’

Posted July 22nd, 2022

Nearly 90 people tuned in to a Presbyterians for Earth Care webinar Thursday for a look back at what commissioners and advisory delegates to the 225th General Assembly did to care for God’s Creation.

Tending and keeping

Posted April 22nd, 2021

The very first command addressed to humanity in the entire Bible is to “be fruitful and multiply, and fill the Earth and subdue it; and have dominion” (Genesis 1:28). We see humankind displaying a type of dominion when it comes to pollution and extraction of the Earth’s most precious resources with no room for compassion, dignity or respect. But was this control what God had in mind for us when this beautiful Creation came into being?

Theologian builds zero energy home

Posted March 12th, 2021

Presented by the Presbyterian Hunger Program, the Rev. Dr. Patricia Tull, an environmental theologian and author of “Inhabiting Eden: Christians, the Bible, and the Ecological Crisis,” led more than 50 participants through an online presentation highlighting her and her family’s journey toward building a zero energy home located in Henryville, Indiana.

Matthew 25 and care of creation go hand in hand

Posted August 15th, 2019

The Rev. Dr. Diane Givens Moffett, president and executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, believes God has intricately woven our lives together at this time in history so we may be part of the healing work of God’s creation.

Presbyterian Peacemaking Program to host travel study seminar to Madagascar

Posted June 14th, 2017

More than 80 percent of its flora and fauna cannot be found anywhere else on Earth. But despite the richness of its biodiversity, Madagascar is one of the poorest nations in the world, with 92 percent of its population living on less than $2 a day.

Presbyterian Church leaders react to executive order on clean power

Posted April 5th, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent decision to revive the coal industry and closely scrutinize the previous administration’s Clean Power Act is being met with strong opposition among leaders in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). While the president promises the action will create jobs, many say the executive order, signed last week, will set the country back years in environmental progress.

J. Herbert Nelson testifies before Senate committee

Posted April 15th, 2016

Addresses role of environmental policy on access to energy and economic opportunity by Rick Jones | Presbyterian News Service The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II gave testimony before the Senate Committee… Read more »