Our mission is to connect, inform, inspire and empower people, congregations and religious institutions to work for justice and the care and renewal of the earth. Our aim is to foster an awareness that care for creation is integral to a life of faith.
As a program of EMO, the Interfaith Network for Earth Concerns (INEC) carries out EMO's mission of earth stewardship, theological education and dialogue, public policy advocacy and greening congregations.
• Assisting congregations with environmental ministries
• Providing leadership development for environmental ministry
• Connecting environmental and religious communities
• Organizing ecumenical and interfaith dialogue and collaboration on earth concerns
• Hosting forums for dialogue among groups with diverse environmental perspectives
• Sponsors a workshop on food, ethics and the earth
• Food Sustainability and Public Health
• Environmental Justice
• Energy and Global Warming
• Watersheds and Biodiversity
PDFs of following PowerPoint presentations are available to download:
Keynote
St. Andrew Lutheran
City of Portland
Milwaukie Presbyterian
Tualatin Riverkeepers
Protect Creation – Both Body and Earth – From Harmful Chemicals
INEC has joined the National Council of Churches and other faith organizations in a campaign to change chemical policies to make the products we use, the food we eat and the air we breathe safer for all of God’s people and the Whole of Creation. There is much to be done. The Toxic Substances Control Act (1976) was developed to regulate the safety of industrial chemicals, but only 200 chemicals have been tested by the EPA and 20,000 were introduced into the market in the past 30 years. People are encouraged to sign on to the Christian Principles for a Healthy Body and Spirit to raise awareness about harmful chemicals and to build support for government policies that promote incentives for the development of a green economy that will allow all of God’s creation to flourish and bring jobs and justice to communities that are currently suffering from polluting industries located in their vicinity and promote the development of a green chemistry industry.
View the Christian Principles for a Healthy Body and Spirit and a download sheet to gather signatures.
In the 2010 Special Session of the Oregon Legislation in February, Oregon Environmental Council and others will be promoting a bill to ban the toxic chemical bishenol A (BPA), which poses special hazards to children. If you are interested in providing testimony from a faith perspective at hearings or in having a presentation on this topic at your congregation or group, call Jenny Holmes at (503) 221-1054, ext. 214.
We are blessed to be created in the image of God and to receive nourishment from the bounty of God’s Creation (Genesis 1:26-27). As part of Creation, our bodies are also temples of the Holy Spirit (I Corinthians 6:19), and caring for our bodies is one way to honor the Creator. – From Christian Principles for a Health Body and Spirit
Learn how you can volunteer at Interfaith Network for Earth Concerns.
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Eco-Notes is INEC's electronic newsletter that provides news of faith-based environmental efforts INEC updates, a calendar of events and resources for reflection and action. To subscribe, send an e-mail to sympa@lists.groundwire.org with SUBSCRIBE inecnews "Firstname Lastname" in the subject line.
