Go Green

" We celebrate the vision of hope and justice for creation, and dedicate ourselves anew. We will act out of the conviction that, as the Holy Spirit renews our minds and hearts, we also must reform our habits and social structures."    Caring for Creation Social Statement

GreenFaith and Lutherans Restoring Creation are partnering to bring congregations from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) – the largest Lutheran denomination in the country - into the GreenFaith Certification Program. To launch the collaboration, GreenFaith will provide 50% tuition discounts to 20 ELCA congregations.  Read the press release about the GreenFaith-LRC partnership.

GreenFaith is offering 2 webinars to provide ELCA congregations with an introduction to the GreenFaith Certification Program.  

Register for a webinar, or to receive a webinar recording.

There are 100 places available to hear each live webinar.  If you can’t attend a live webinar, you can register for a link to the webinar recording.  Those who take part in a live webinar will also receive a recording link.

Lutherans Restoring Creation (LRC) is a grassroots movement promoting care for creation in the ELCA’s life and mission.  

“GreenFaith is excited to partner with Lutherans Restoring Creation,” said Stacey Kennealy, GreenFaith’s Certification Program Director.  “We look forward to bringing ELCA congregations into the Certification Program.”

Green Stories

New Gas Boiler Helps Grace, Hartford, Conn., Reduce Carbon Footprint 

January 2012 Solar Panels Lead to Unique Outreach for St. Peter's, Harwich, Mass.

September 2011 Green vacation camp reaches 34 childfren (Community Lutheran Church, Enfield, N.H.)

August 2011  Connecticut youth create earth loom (Emanuel Lutheran Church, Manchester, Conn.)

 Celebrating & Sharing our Abundance

 Networking and Training for Creation Care, Saturday, May 21, 2011 Trinity Lutheran Church, Worcester, Mass.

Congregational leaders stand in front of three chairs representing the next generation, the poor, and the earth, who can't speak for themselves on May 21 in Worcester, Mass.: Nancy Carlam (front, left), Ginny Just, Naomi Just, facilitator Phoebe Morad, Erika Higgins and Bill Valliere; Vicar Kevin McNamara (back, left), Jody Wynn Rodiger, facilitator Nancy Urban, Jim Davidson, Pr. Nancy Wright, Jessica Sutherland and Pr. Peter Boehringer.It has been reported that when Martin Luther was asked what he would do if the world were to end tomorrow, he replied, "Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." On Saturday, May 21, the "Lutherans Restoring Creation" team of the New England Synod facilitated a gathering to focus on planting trees and other ways to protect our fragile earth, as the group celebrated our abundance.

Congregational leaders from Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut, who have integrated creation care into their Lutheran worship inside and outside of the church shared information, resources and insight.

The group included a pregnant mother of a three-year-old girl; an art and art history teacher who worked to save baby harp seals; a Vietnam vet, who has lived on the edge of the Everglades in southern Florida and in the Adirondacks in northern New York, and who has seen what people have done to our fragile earth; a scientist witih a Ph.D in toxins; and an urban planner in environmental design who created green spaces in New York City. Also present were Pr. Peter Boehringer, Gethsemane, Manchester, N.H., chair of the synod's Lutherans Restoring Creation team, who has a son majoring in environmental science in college, and Pr. Nancy Wright, Ascension, South Burlington, Vt., the synod's environmental liaison.

"We Lutherans have a unique theological foundation for restoring creation," said Phoebe Morad, House of Prayer Lutheran Church, Hingham, Mass., and Nancy Urban, Grace Lutheran Church, Hartford, Conn., who organized and facilitated the gathering. The women are among the six people from the New England Synod, who have been trained in the ELCA's "Lutherans Restoring Creation" initiative to help congregations "go green."

To learn more about caring for creation, contact Morad at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Urban at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Synod Resolutions

The New England Synod 2007 Resolution on Global Climate Change  Synod Resolution on Global Climate Change

The New England Synod 2010 Resolution on Energy Stewardship  2010 NESynod Resolution on Energy Stewardship

Responding to the 2010 Resolution on Energy Stewardship  Responding to the 2010 NESynod Resolution on Energy Stewardship 

Green Team Leadership

Pr. Nancy Wright, Ascension, South Burlington, Vt., environmental liaison to the New England Synod.  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Read Pastor Wrights Lecture on Christianity and Environmental Injustice.  Christianity and Environmental Injustice                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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