Our Mission
The Care for Creation Network is called to make peace between people and the rest of God’s creation. In partnership with the congregations of the Northeastern Iowa Synod, we:
- Affirm that care for creation is central to the life of God’s people.
- Encourage worship that celebrates God’s creation.
- Advocate education promoting understanding and stewardship of God’s earth.
- Practice good earth citizenship.
- Model disciplined and fruitful community lifestyle.
‘Earth’s Climate Crisis’ Social Message
The ELCA Church Council adopted the “Earth’s Climate Crisis” social message in April 2023. Visit the ELCA Climate Care page to read more and download the social message
Watch a video presentation about the “Earth’s Climate Crisis Study Guide,” presented by Ryan Cumming, ELCA Program Director of Ethics, Education and Community Education.
Good Shepherd, Decorah, wins national energy saver award!
Congratulations to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Decorah for winning the energy saver category of Interfaith Power & Light’s 2024 Cool Congregations Challenge!
IPL awarded congregation winners in six categories and 16 runner-ups for their work in responding to climate change by reducing their carbon footprint. Good Shepherd received the $1,000 Energy Saver Award for eliminating the use of fossil fuels in heating, cooling, lighting, and powering their buildings. They have converted their building to all-electric, with heat pumps to heat and cool their buildings, powered entirely by solar on their property, preventing 25 tons of carbon emissions annually.
Upcoming Events
Resources
Churchwide Assembly Memorial on Greenhouse Gas Emissions 40 KB 4299 downloads
2022 Churchwide Assembly memorial to reduce greenhouse gas pollution by 50 percent …
Green Tips 147 KB 1041 downloads
A list of ideas and tips for congregations to share in weekly bulletins, newsletters…
Lutherans Restoring Creation 0.00 KB 1530 downloads
A grassroots movement promoting care for creation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church…
ELCA Caring for Creation Resources 0.13 KB 1282 downloads
Resources to help congregations get started on a creation care path …
ELCA Caring for Creation Social Statement 0.13 KB 1345 downloads
This social statement establishes the ELCA’s teachings on ecology and the environment …Latest News
-
Learn about the ‘Earth’s Climate Crisis’ social message in July 18 Zoom
A study of the ELCA social message “Earth’s Climate Crisis” will be offered online Tuesday, July 18, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Carla Janssen, a member of Redeemer Lutheran in […]
-
Give input on a climate care social message through Dec. 2
The public is invited to give feedback on the draft of a social message on “Earth’s Climate Crisis.” The November 2021 ELCA Church Council authorized the development of an ELCA […]
