Creation Care

In Genesis we see that God’s first command to men and women is to take care of his creation. The creation care team (Sue MacLeay, Eleanor Dawson, Tim Nash, Meryl Edward, Natasha Dawes, Paul and Heather Williams) want to encourage the whole church family to play their part in this by:

• Taking care of everything God has loaned to us. This involves both the day-to-day choices we make in our homes and workplaces as well as what happens in our Church and Churchyard.
• Reducing our carbon emissions. Those who have least in the world are being most severely affected by climate change.
• Seeking greater justice for those affected by environmental degradation through our support for the work of A Rocha, Tearfund and our partner Christian Community Services in their work to address spiritual and material poverty in Mount Kenya East.

If you have ideas about how we can better fulfil this commission we would love to hear from you. For further information on our activities please contact Paul Williams on 01732 459129 ( via email ).

Related Links

• ‘Dried Up, Drowned Out’
• A Rocha
• John Ray Initiative
• Relating to God’s creation’ - Evening sermons 3 Aug 08 - 31 Aug 08

Further reading

Berry, R. J. (ed.) (2000). The Care of Creation. IVP.
Berry, R. J.(ed.) (2007). When Enough is Enough. Apollos.
Bookless, D (2008). Planetwise. IVP.
Bookless, D (2010). God Doesn’t Do Waste. IVP.
Spencer N. and White R. (2007). Christianity, Climate Change and Sustainable Living.
Valerio, R. (2008). ‘L’ is for Lifestyle. IVP.