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TAKE ACTION

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.

Four ways to get started

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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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Share your story

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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See what other congregations are doing

St. Philip's Lutheran Church — Baltimore, MD

Church Spotlight: St. Philip’s Baltimore, Maryland

St. Philip's Lutheran Church building lit up at night
Baltimore Gas & Electric partnered with the ELCA's oldest African American congregation on its energy work ... Read the story →
Christ the Lord — Elgin, IL

A quilt for the greenest habits

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Commit to a green habit, get entered in the raffle — and the prize was a quilt the congregation made ... Read the story →
Edmonds Lutheran Church — Edmonds, WA

Edmonds Lutheran Church is Going Solar

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A donated solar system, installed with a local solar company and a community award process ... Read the story →
Faith Lutheran Church — Cambridge, MA

Free Lighting Upgrade

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A free LED lighting upgrade, made possible through a utility rebate program ... Read the story →
Faith Lutheran — Swanton, OH

A prairie, a church farm, and a pesto party

Red tractor parked beside a tall white cross in a grassy field
A pollinator prairie, a member-run farm that feeds the community, and a pesto party ... Read the story →
Grace Lutheran Church — Yorktown Heights, NY

Twenty Repair Cafés and counting

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More than twenty times now, neighbors have brought broken things to church instead of throwing them out ... Read the story →

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Share your story

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!