"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”
Welcome to the LRC Youth Section!
 
For more information, Contact Stephanie Wood at swood12@gmail.com.
 
LRC at National Youth Gathering
The LRC/LCF exhibit at the Youth Gathering in New Orleans, summer 2012 was a great success. About 2000 youth and adults came through our exhibit, many in groups.
  • We displayed striking facts about trash.
  • We gave out “Know Trash/ No Trash!” stickers.
  • We shared stories about care for creation in congregations.
  • We asked participants to make a pledge.
Thanks to Stephanie Wood, Kaila Hochhalter and Rebecca Westermeyer for all their wonderful work!!!
 
How well do you know your trash? How can your youth group become more eco-friendly on the congregational level?
Lutherans Restoring Creation and Lutheran Community Foundation worked together to provide an exhibit about Trash at the National Youth Gathering.
 
Would you like to host a similar exhibit in your home congregation? 
Use our Know Trash No Trash Manual as a launching off point (this PDF can also be downloaded from the bottom of this page). 
                                           
Movies about Trash
Additional Resources to explore your human footprint
ELCA Youth at the Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa in December.

United Nations International Climate Conference in December in Durban, South Africa.
ELCA youth participated in this global event. Our LRC representatives was Pastor Brian Konkol, who recently served in South Africa as ELCA Country Coordinator of the Young Adults in Global Mission program and who attended the Durban Conference.

Youth for Eco-Justice Read Brian's mid-conference report.

"Climate Change and Poverty" by Brian Konkol. Read Brian's reflection on the interconnections between climate justice and social justice.

COP17. A post-Durban reflection by Isaac Wittman, an ELCA Young Adult in Global Mission


 
High School Student Environmental Summit in Summer 2013
 
Find out about an environmental summit for high school students on "Redesigning our Future!"
 

For questions, comments, information, and contributions, contact Stephanie Wood at swood12@gmail.com.  
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