The Kairos Call to Action invites congregations of the United Church of Christ to commit to a series of climate saving actions over the next 10 years. Guided by the Kairos Call to Action adopted at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Conference of the UCC, the Conference seeks to covenant with congregations and their members, empowering all of us to take on the crucial work of climate justice.
How Your Congregation Can Commit to Creation Care:
- Make a Covenant
- Read the “10 Ways a Church can Mobilize”
- Start an environmental justice ministry, and take on the Creation Care Challenge
- Receive the Monthly Newsletter
- Watch the Creation Care Webinars and apply for Grant Money
- Take Action!
Make a Kairos Call to Action Covenant
Whether you have already begun a creation care journey or are just contemplating action, we encourage congregations to take the next step and share their commitment to the Kairos Call to Action by creating a Covenant of Creation Care. The Conference Creation Care Team is working to support congregations and their members through resourcing, advocacy, and connections.
The Conference will record and lift up the names of covenanted congregations. By doing so, we can form a community to share knowledge and resources, and celebrate and strengthen our collective work for climate justice.
Once your church has created its Covenant of Creation Care, please send a copy to the Wisconsin Conference via email to the Rev. Lisa Hart or mail it to the Wisconsin Conference office at W1000 Spring Grove Road, Ripon, WI, 54971.
Creation Justice Church Program
The United Church of Christ’s Creation Justice Church program offers resources to help your church start an environmental ministry. Start by taking on the Creation Care Challenge. Find ways to either give birth to an environmental ministry in your church or to take an existing ministry to the next level of engagement. Here are some resources from UCC.org to get you started:
Becoming a Creation Justice Church
Creation Justice Brochure
Five Potential First Steps: Starting on the Path to Green Vitality
Creation Care Challenge video
Kairos Call to Action Newsletter
The Conference’s Kairos Call to Action Newsletter contains articles and resources to support you and your congregation in your creation care endeavors. Click the button below to see our past newsletters:
10 Ways a Church Can Mobilize
Read about the United Church of Christ’s Kairos Call to Action and how we can mobilize for the planet…and thus humanity itself.
Learn the 10 ways that churches can mobilize for climate justice over the next 10 years, and begin your planning!
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