Engaged projects in religion and ecology refers to the activities of community organizations and religious institutions that are inspiring and grounding environmental concerns in practical programs, outreach, and education. These projects generally incorporate religious traditions as part of their environmental philosophy drawing on particular scriptures, symbols, and rituals. Engaged projects range from Learning Centers and Retreat Centers to Organic Farms and Alternative Energy Communities. |
Engaged Projects in Africa
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African Institute for Scientific Research and Development (AISRED) |
Bethany Land Institute (See this statement.) |
Engaged Projects in Australia
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Catholic Earthcare Australia |
Engaged Projects in Canada
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All-Creatures.org |
Creation Collective |
Faithful Footprints |
Green Churches Network |
Engaged Projects in Europe
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An Tairseach Organic Farm & Ecology Centre (See “In Communion with the Sacred Universe”) |
European Christian Environmental Network |
Operation Noah |
Engaged Projects in India
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Green Church Campaign of Church of South India (CSI): See this pamphlet and this 2017 statement |
Ecological Department of the Church of South India |
Engaged Projects in the Philippines
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Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center |
Engaged Projects in the United Kingdom
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Arthur Rank Center |
Conservation Foundation |
Eco-Congregation Program |
Green Christian |
John Ray Initiative |
Living Witness: Quakers for Sustainability |
Engaged Projects in the United States of America
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Abrahamic Traditions & Environmental Change |
Blessed Tomorrow |
Catholic Climate Covenant |
Catholic Rural Life (CRL) |
Center for Deep Green Faith |
Center for Earth Ethics |
Center for Ecological Regeneration |
Center for Religion and Environment |
Center for Spirituality in Nature |
Christianity and Ecology Conference |
Climate Stewards |
Creation Care Collective |
Creation Justice Ministries |
Creation Justice programs of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon |
Crown Point Ecology Center |
EarthCare |
Earth Care Congregations |
Earth Ministry |
Earth Quaker Action Team |
EcoFaith Recovery |
Ecumenical Project for International Cooperation (EPIC) |
Englewood Christian Church and Englewood Community Development Corp. (See this 2019 article.) |
Environmental Justice Ministries of the United Church of Christ |
Equal Exchange: Interfaith Coffee Program |
Evangelical Environmental Network |
Food, Faith, and Farming Network |
Franciscan Earth Literacy Center |
Genesis Farm (See this article.) |
GoodLands |
Grailville |
Green Chalice |
GreenFaith |
Green Interfaith Network Inc (GINI) |
Green Mountain Monastery |
The Green Seminary Initiative |
Green the Church |
Holy Wisdom Monastery |
Homecoming Farm |
IHM Sisters, Monroe Campus |
Integral Ecology (Project by Carmelite NGO) |
Interfaith Partnership for the Chesapeake |
Interfaith Power and Light |
La Vista Ecological Learning Center |
LDS Earth Stewardship |
Living Earth Center |
Loretto Community |
Lutherans Restoring Creation (LRC) |
Michaela Farm |
Monastery of St. Gertrude |
National Religious Coalition on Creation Care |
National Religious Partnership for the Environment (NRPE) |
North American Coalition for Christianity and Ecology |
Prairiewoods |
Presbyterians for Restoring Creation |
The Regeneration Project |
RISE St. James (See this article.) |
Quaker Earthcare Witness (QEW) |
Sacred Earth: Growing Beloved Community |
Santuario Sister Farm |
Saint John's Abbey Arboretum |
Saint Catherine Farm |
Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth |
Sisters of Saint Francis of Philadelphia |
Sisters Hill Farm |
Sustainable Living & Earth Care Concerns (part of the Presbyterian Hunger Program) |
Tangier Watermen's Stewardship for the Chesapeake |
United States Catholic Conference's Environmental Program |
Villa Maria Farm |
Waterspirit |
White Violet Center for EcoJustice |
Young Evangelicals for Climate Action |
International Engaged Projects
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Anglican Communion Environmental Network |
A Rocha International |
Christian Climate Action |
Christian Vegetarian Association (CVA) |
Climate Witness Project |
Creation Care Prayer Network |
Ecojesuit – Ecology and Jesuits in Communication |
EcoPeace Middle East |
God and the Book of Nature |
International Jesuit Ecology Project |
Laudato Si' Movement |
Plant With Purpose |
Religion, Science and the Environment (RSE) |
Sisters of Earth International |
World Council of Churches: Care for Creation and Climate Justice |