“Despite the dire state of the living world, we believe that we can still curb our destructive ways – and must do so urgently – if only we hear God’s call, open our eyes, and lend our hands to the restoration of creation.” -From Holy Trinity’s Church Statement of Urgent Concern for the Care of Creation
Holy Trinity’s Caring for Creation group responded to the call to creation care with the following action items:
- To feature the principles of Creation Care prominently in church communications, services, and programming, and to use these channels to call our congregants to urgent action in defense of God’s living world.
- To participate actively and effectively in broader actions that promote environmental concern and justice within our local, national, global, and faith-based communities, recognizing that fundamental system changes are needed. In particular, we pledge to support the leadership of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and Youth communities in efforts to gain environmental justice and a sustainable future for all.
- To conduct all church business — including its investments, facility improvements, maintenance, purchasing, and waste management — in a manner that minimizes our carbon footprint and promotes clean air, clean water, and biodiversity
Holy Trinity’s Creation Care group has church has engaged in many creation care worship themes, physical plant upgrades and efficiencies, wind-sourced energy subscriptions, and efficient car/bicycle use. Some of their unique ideas include creation care field trips to local sites and an eco-fair.
However, they acknowledge individual actions alone are not enough and systemic changes are urgently needed, something their youth have been insistent on. This means their church show up for advocacy with ThirdAct! (a climate advocacy organization) and showing up in Climate Justice Marches.