The earth cannot support us
By Darío Barolin Opening Prayer Your vocal chords vibrated, O God, and your creation was set in motion. In millions of years Your enunciated words were gestated and it was the good, the beautiful, the just. In your immensity and love You opened a space for your creatures. We rejoice and rejoice in colors and […]
Lenten devotions focus on climate justice
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) has released a devotional booklet for Lent centered around its Decade for Climate Justice. “The planet and life on it are in crisis. We have reached tipping points that, once breached, will cause irreparable damage to the Earth and all the life that it sustains,” said Setri Nyomi, […]
Ties between faith, economy, and ecology focus of consultation
A gathering of theologians, church leaders, and activists deepened the understanding of the interconnections between economics, ecology, and theology as part of the World Communion of Reformed Churches’ (WCRC) Decade for Climate Justice—noting that the starting point must be with “those who are left out and those who are being crucified,” including Indigenous people and […]
Environmental Justice
The WCRC believes we are in the midst of a climate crisis that threatens the existence of all life on this planet. At best we have the next ten years to reverse the causes the climate change. This includes but is not limited to reducing pollution levels of the air, earth, and water. As Christians […]
Member Church News: Creation, Assembly, Mourning
From the Uniting Church in Australia, in Week 3 of Season of Creation, Ngarrindjeri man and Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress leader Sean Weetra offers a reflection on what it means to listen to the voice of creation. From the Discipling the Next Generations Circle comes a prayer written by young members of Willoughby […]
Ecumenical service opens 2021 Season of Creation
The 2021 Season of Creation opens with an online, live streamed ecumenical prayer service on 1 September at 13:00 (CEST). The Season of Creation runs annually from 1 September, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation until 4 October, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, during which Christians around the […]
WCRC calls for meaningful responses to natural disasters
We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labour pains until now… (Romans 8:22) The recent floods in Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium have led to a catastrophic loss of life and livelihood. Accounts from member churches in the affected areas speak of a disaster that will take several months to overcome, with […]
Amazon at grave risk
An online ecumenical conversation entitled “Creation Groans in the Amazon” on 22 August focused on the Amazon forest as a “sacred space for 34 million people suffering from the growth of inequality, land invasion, extractivism, relaxation of environmental laws, criminalization and murder of its defenders, and arson orchestrated by agribusiness—all of it made worse by […]
Season of Creation 2020 guide now available
A new guide for eco-theological worship resources and activities for the 2020 Season of Creation is now available, thanks to a wide array of ecumenical partners. A webinar, “Jubilee for the Earth: New Rhythms, New Hope,” is also planned for 8 June. The theme for the 2020 Season of Creation is “Jubilee for the Earth,” […]
Adopt an “Economy of Life” urge global religious groups
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new urgency to adopting an “Economy of Life,” and global religious groups that represent millions of people are saying now is the time. In a joint message, the Council of World Mission, Lutheran World Federation, World Communion of Reformed Churches, and World Council of Churches urged governments to bolster […]