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Category Archives: Faith communities
Together Things Happen
We came together as faith groups to see if we could do more collectively than individually — and we found out we could! It has been inspiring to sit with people of other faiths and hear their creation stories and realize that their stories were so like our own. It has been eye-opening, to say the least.
The last couple of months have been busy talking with senators and representatives, encouraging them to support the environment. Spending time with people who are as passionate about change as us has given us such a strong sense of purpose and resolve.
The problems the world is facing in climate change and in climate resilience are larger than any one group can handle on their own and we are suffering from terminal hubris if we think we can, but together we can make an impact.
If you are interested in joining us on our adventure, contact peachsloan918@gmail.com. Together we can make a difference that will impact generations.
New Year: New Challenges
The Environmental Faith Network brings people of varied faiths together and unites them in addressing the environmental changes happening in Salem and the planet. Working together in problem-solving and environmental education, they bring environmental awareness and change to their various faith networks.
Our emphasis is on supporting climate legislation, while promoting a sustainable lifestyle through waste reduction, recycling and care of the planet. Fundamental to all faiths is the need to care for creation.
Realizing that our population knows the issues of climate change, our goal is to energize them and to put their knowledge into actions. And we ask you to join with us on this journey. Everyone makes a difference! And so much good is happening, now is the time for hope and action.
Join us at The Ike Box on the second Tuesday of the month at 10 to participate in a spirited discussion with like-minded people.
Ecumenical Decade of Climate Justice
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The World Council of Churches has proclaimed the Ecumenical Decade of Climate Justice (2025-2034). It is a bold invitation from the World Council of Churches and ecumenical partners worldwide to undertake a pilgrimage of repentance, renewal, and action to confront the climate emergency with courage, hope, and love.
Link to WCC brochure:
Our Vision for 2034
By the close of this Decade, we envision:
• Churches Leading by Example: Eco-sanctuaries,
climate-centred worship, and pensions invested in life
• Policy Breakthroughs: Ecocide recognized as a crime, fossil fuel phase-out underway, climate finance, justice, and reparations advanced
• Resilient Communities: Indigenous, youth, women,
and frontline communities shaping solutions
• An Economy of Life: Alternatives to extractive
capitalism, rooted in equity, justice, and sustainability
How We Will Journey
The Decade will move forward through six concrete pathways:
1. Transform Theology and Worship – eco-theologies,
creation liturgies, and spiritual disciplines.
2. Promote Holistic Analysis – connecting climate with
justice, economics, race, and gender
3. Equip Faith Communities – toolkits, trainings, and
climate chaplains
4. Mobilize Collective Action – pilgrimages, days of
action, and global campaigns
5. Advocate for Systemic Change – prophetic witness in
courts, policies, and public spaces
6. Invest in Grassroots Solutions – funding local
adaptation, biodiversity protection, and renewable energy
Who Is Involved
This is a whole-church, whole-world journey:
- WCC member churches and global ecumenical partners
leading locally and globally. - Regional and national ecumenical bodies, contextualizing action.
- Denominations and seminaries shaping theology and
discipleship. - Interfaith partners joining in shared action.
- Youth, women, Indigenous peoples, migrants, and
emerging leaders at the heart of vision and leadership in WCC
member churches leading locally and globally
Join us!
Environmental Faith in the legislature
People of faith choose church walls rather than exciting paths.
One of the most exhilarating activities of EFN this spring has been lobbying and testifying in the Oregon legislature in support of bills to protect and improve our environment. Sometimes we wonder how we got here and sometimes we think why didn’t we get here sooner.
We didn’t know we had the power to create a movement or at least a nudge. Our faith requires us to be in the world, healing the world. And that’s what we’re doing.
Email us at peachsloan918@ gmail.com if you want to have the excitement of putting your faith and your care about Creation into action!
Summer Heatwave Climate Film Festival
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Season of Creation Guide
On June 5, World Environment Day, the Season of Creation 2024 Celebration Guide was officially launched. The Laudato Si movement organized an ecumenical service of reflection and prayer held in preparation for the Season of Creation, which takes place from September 1st (the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and The beginning of Eastern Orthodox liturgical year) to October 4th (the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi). The theme is “To hope and act with Creation”. DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE BELOW!
Share your best practices to protect the environment.
Does your faith community use solar power, have a bioswale or a pollinator garden, use water conserving landscaping, employ LED lighting, provide wildlife habitat?
Let everyone know what you do to care for Creation!
Caring for creation
What does your faith community do to care for creation?
Share your practices!
A bioswale? Solar panels? A wildlife habitat? A pollinator garden? LED lighting? Water conserving landscaping?