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Actions Speak Loudly!

Every congregation cares for creation in its own way — here’s how to jump in, wherever you’re starting from. Every action here is a real step a congregation has taken to care for creation and act on climate change.

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Organizing Kit

Simple steps to help your congregation talk, plan, and act together.

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Learn from Others

Real stories from congregations across the country, sorted by theme.

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Tell us what your congregation is doing — it might inspire someone else.

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Creation Care Ambassadors

Trained volunteers who bring creation care conversations to congregations and synods.

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Ascension Lutheran — Thousand Oaks, CA

Twenty-five years of Fair Trade

Illustrated signpost reading "Fair Trade Lane, A Faith Path to Justice for People and Planet," Ascension Lutheran Fair Trade Ministry, Thousand Oaks, California
Fair Trade Lane opens monthly — chocolate, coffee, and justice for people and planet ... Read the story →
Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church — Alexandria, VA

Part of a regional climate alliance

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Webinars, grant help for congregations, and local climate advocacy — through an alliance of faith communities ... Read the story →
Lutheran Church of the Incarnation — CA

Congregation celebrates “green graduation,” invites wider community (2017)

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GreenFaith-certified, and lobbying at the state Capitol for renewable energy standards ... Read the story →
Good Soil Lutheran Ministries — Rocky River, OH

Bins now, gardens next

Good Soil Lutheran Ministries circular logo with a green leaf and brown soil, reading "Where people grow in faith and love"
Recycling and donation bins on site now — a butterfly garden and a vegetable garden still on the list ... Read the story →
St. Andrew’s Lutheran — Mahtomedi, MN

Pollinator gardens and more

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Pollinator gardens across the campus, and a guideline that new plantings be at least half native species ... Read the story →
Tree of Life — Harrisburg, PA

A pet ministry, a wolf sanctuary, and many beekeepers!

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A pet ministry, partnerships with local wildlife rescues, and a congregation full of gardeners and beekeepers ... Read the story →

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Ready to tell us what your congregation is doing? Whether it’s a full action plan or a single story, we’d love to hear it — every story helps another congregation take heart.

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Thanks especially to Resurrection Lutheran Church in Chicago, Illinois, and a grant from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) World Hunger program for helping build Actions Speak Loudly!