"In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters." Genesis 1:1-2

"Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to your life's span? And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory did not clothe himself like one of these." Matthew 6:26-29

"We see the despoiling of the environment as nothing less than the degradation of God's gracious gift of creation."

ELCA Statement “Caring for Creation”

 LRC is a grassroots movement promoting care for creation in the ELCA.
NEW  Nurturing a Network and Celebrating a Season of Creation

The mission of the Northwest Minnesota Synod Creation Care Team is “to nurture a growing network that inspires our congregations and their members to live out God's call to be stewards of the earth for the sake of the whole creation.” At their first retreat in February, the Team did just that.  [Read More]

 
 
Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Hosts Environmental Educators
Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries (NLOM) hosted the 2013 Environmental Education Intensive for Lutheran Outdoor Ministries. Educators from camps in Iowa, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Illinois gathered from Feb. 11-14 to share ideas, develop new programming, network, and worship. [Read More]
 
Going Solar
It probably seemed like it would never happen. Emanuel Lutheran Church in Pleasantville, NY was exploring installing photovoltaic solar panels on its roof. The price--$190,000--seemed exorbitant. However, the congregation's Environmental Stewardship Committee didn’t let go of the idea. [Read More]

 
Many Voices Come Together to Make Big Reverberations
Twenty-nine Lutherans from across Pennsylvania and beyond gathered at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, PA, the last weekend in January to become LRC trainers.  They were empowered to return to their synods and congregations with the tools, connections and renewed faith to restore creation.  [Read more] 
 
Read more stories about what Lutherans are doing to care for creation.
 
Tell us your story about what you or your congregation has done to care for creation.
PLAN AHEAD
Ideas, themes and resources for the coming months

Read More about the items listed below.
 
After Earth Day:
 
  • Celebrate Mother Earth Day.

  • Father's Day Project: Collect Neckties for Quilts

  • Transportation Month (May or June)

  • Season of Creation (September)

 
For Worship Planning resources throughout the year, go to our companion site: www.letallcreationpraise.org.  


   

NEW LRC Profile: Phoebe Morad, Synodical Training Coordinator
 
"As an environmentalist growing up in the Lutheran church I have always been frustrated by the assumption that I’m a bit of a hippy because I respect nature and conserve resources. ... I have been so grateful to find a whole network of fellow Lutherans who see this work as critical to our mission in caring for one another as God’s gifts." [Read More]
 
 
NEW Fossil Fuel Divestment Resolution Passes at Oregon Synod Meeting.  [Read More]
 
Food and farm policy moving on Capitol Hill: act now
WRITE to Congress today [Read More and Take Action]
 
Protect creation: speak out for energy efficiency today
Write to your senators in support of the Energy Savings and Industrial Competiveness Act.  [Read More and Take Action]
 
Help end global food insecurity
Urge Congress to maintain poverty-focused development assistance [Read More and Take Action]
 
JOIN FRIENDS OF LRC!
Sign up to receive the Lutherans Restoring Creation Newsletter and updates, and tell us how we can make the LRC website and newsletter even more useful to you.
LRC RESOURCES FOR PREACHING
 

NEW EACH WEEK 

Holy Trinity Sunday and the Second Sunday in Pentecost in Year C (by Dennis Ormseth). What is we thought of Christ as Wisdom, God's playmate who leads us into joyful dance?

 

The Second Sunday after Pentecost in Year C (by Dennis Ormseth). Join the Earth in a new song to the Lord!

 

 Archive of Commentaries

HIGHLIGHTS
 
Programs
  • Energy Stewards Initiative: program for ELCA congregations and outdoor ministries to lower energy use and carbon footprint. [Read more]
  • GreenFaith Certification Program for ELCA Congregations: a two-year  program to bring care for creation into the full life and mission of your parish. [Read more]
  • The GreenFaith Fellowship Program prepares lay and ordained individuals for religiously based environmental leadership. Application deadline for 2014 has been extended to June 15, 2013. [Read more]
Reflections and Inspiration  
 News
Resources   
Read more about the items listed below.
  • New Book: The Sound of Scripture: Reading the Bible Aloud
  • "Cultivating Hope: Greening Churches Guide"
  • Advocacy for Animals
  • Videos:
    • Food, Inc
    • The Future of Food
    • The Story of Stuff