Environment

Coley Springs Missionary Baptist Church works for the environment and for community well-being

For 40 years, a small, rural North Carolina church has played a crucial role in what is now known as the environmental justice movement.

By Dan Holly Journalist

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Reflecting on the incarnation amid chronic pain

A writer stretched thin by illness finds comfort in the natural world during a season of darkness.

By Allison Backous Troy Writer and educator

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The spiritual power of vineyards

A writer picking muscadine grapes in the late Florida summer experiences the vineyard as a living sermon.

By Andrew J. Skerritt Journalist

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Brandon Dennison: ‘People, planet, profit, in that order’

A social enterprise in Huntington, West Virginia, focuses on the dignity of its workers while seeding the green economy and helping strengthen Appalachia.

Ambrose Carroll: Talking about the environment in the Black church is empowerment

Rather than a conversation for other people, talking about the environment can be a key component for the Black church in seeking justice, says the founder of Green The Church.

Breaking free of the 'company gospel'

West Virginia’s identity is inextricably linked to coal. But some congregations in the state are transforming that connection by caring for creation.

By Zack Harold Journalist

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If we want to change the climate crisis, we need to put our money into it

Crucial steps toward saving our earth include analyzing our money and divestment, a religious scholar says.

By Grace Ji-Sun Kim Professor, Earlham School of Religion

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In the face of pandemic food insecurity, one church takes on the ministry of giving away groceries

As members of their community faced hunger this past year, Virginia’s Mount Olive Baptist Church focused on finding and distributing quality food for free.

By Leslie Quander Wooldridge Journalist

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"Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue"

Black barbecue has always been a remarkably religious experience, says a James Beard award-winning food writer in this excerpt from his new book.

By Adrian Miller Executive director, Colorado Council of Churches

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Green funerals are one way for Christian leaders to promote creation care

By promoting more environmentally friendly funeral practices, Christian leaders can better serve God, God’s people and the land.

By Sequola Collins Director of bereavement, Russell Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

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Our climate practices must change post-pandemic

The inequalities of the world have been highlighted by the pandemic, and climate change will continue to threaten all of us, starting with the most vulnerable, says an author and professor.