[Green Church]

Caring for creation is a key Christian task

Both the Bible and the Christian tradition have some vital and profound things to say about caring for the environment, which the church understands as God's creation.

Approaching environmental issues through a Christian lens offers valuable ethical and spiritual insights for people committed to caring for the environment, both within and outside the church.

The Christian approach is also an approach filled with hope.

So often, environmental issues are dealt with agains a background of fear and threat.  We should stop doing 'x' because otherwise environmental problem 'y' will happen.  As Christians, the starting point for caring for the Earth is a response to a loving, creating God. 

Caring for creation is a key Christian task.

For the Sake of the Planet and all its People is an environmental statement by the Assembly Standing Committee in November 2006 which builds on past statements of the Uniting Church including the 1977 Statement to the Naiton and The Rights of Nature and the Rights of Future Generations, which was passed by the 6th Assembly in 1991. A comprehensive collection of Uniting Church statements and actions on the environment and climate change can be found at the Uniting Justice website here. 

We are proud to support Sustainable September 2008.

Bible studies and liturgical resources are available for use during Sustainable September 2008. To check out these resources, click here!