| Founded in 1992, Earth Ministry’s mission is to inspire and mobilize the Christian community to play a leadership role in building a just and sustainable future. We work in partnership with congregations and individuals to practically respond to this great moral challenge through education, individual and congregational lifestyle choices, and organizing for social change through environmental advocacy. Earth Ministry directly supports a network of 150 congregational activists (Colleagues) representing over 100 Washington State congregations, and has a nationwide membership. While rooted in the Christian faith, many of our members come from diverse spiritual traditions. Our programs and resources are available to all.
Through outreach and organizing within faith communities, Earth Ministry mobilizes Christians to live their faith by caring for the places they inhabit and working in their communities, churches, and government to promote justice for Earth and all its inhabitants.
Greening Congregations
Our Congregational Colleagues educate and actively engage their congregations in practices of sustainability, such as “green” church remodeling, toxic-free grounds care, direct environmental advocacy, and other areas of congregational life. Colleague congregations represent between 30,000-40,000 members from Roman Catholic and fourteen Protestant denominations, ranging from “mainline” to Pentecostal to Unitarian Universalist. Earth Ministry’s Greening Congregations program recognizes an individual church’s commitment to operate in a sustainable and creation-friendly manner through an annual action plan designed and implemented by the church’s ecological stewardship committee and formally adopted by its governing body.
Advocacy
Engaging people of faith in shaping public policy is imperative to retain existing environmental laws, and to move forward with proactive legislation that protects God’s creation. Our advocacy focuses on Washington State environmental issues and key national efforts, such as protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and addressing the causes of climate change.
For more information: www.earthministry.org
Earth Ministry
6512 23rd Ave NW, Suite 317
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 632-2426
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