Internet Sites

Web of Creation, http://www.webofcreation.org
A very helpful and easy-to use site, operated in conjunction with the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Focuses on resources for church environmental activity; lists materials, contacts, and events from many denominations. Includes many links to related organizations.

ALTERNATIVES for Simple Living, http://www.simpleliving.org
Publishes a catalog of books and other resources regarding simplified lifestyle, often from a spiritual perspective.

Christian Environmental Studies Center at Montreat College, http://cesc.montreat.edu/
A good central source of information, especially about the evangelically-connected sites. The site provides many links to a broad range of sites.

Evangelical Environmental Network, http://www.creationcare.org/
Contains links to the many evangelically-connected church and environment organizations, which are numerous and active.

National Council of Churches--Eco-Justice Working Group, http://www.nccecojustice.org
A member organization of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment. Particularly active in producing ecumenical study materials, which are listed here.

National Religious Partnership for the Environment, http://www.nrpe.org
A very good central resource, with links to the member organizations and many others. Lists church environmental action resources; also contains articles, events listings, profiles of member organizations, and many other helpful resources.

Target Earth, http://www.targetearth.org/ceahome.html
A Christian envionmental organization that operates a variety of programs in the U.S. and other countries. Contains links to their programs.

Office of Environmental Stewardship and Hunger Education, http://www.elca.org/dcs/hunger.html

Container Gardens: The City Dweller’s Guide to Fresh and Healthy Home-Grown Food, http://www.arts4all.com/elca/

Lutheran Office of Governmental Affairs, http://www.loga.org/

Lutheran Office for World Community, http://www.elca.org/dcs/advocacy/lowc.html

Office for Corporate Responsibility, http://www.elca.org/dcs/advocacy/corpsoc.html

ELCA Workgroup on Science and Technology, http://web.syr.edu/~dmdwiggi/works/

Outdoor Ministry Programs, http://www.elca.org/dcm/camps/

Office for Hunger Education and Environmental Stewardship
Job Ebenezer
8765 W. Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631
phone: (773) 380-2708
fax: (773) 380-2707
1-800-NET-ELCA x 2708 [1-800-638-3522]
http://www.elca.org/dcs/hunger.html

Synodical Earthkeeping Committees
A list of synodical earthkeeping committees follows this section.

ELCA Corporate Social Responsibility Program
Trudy Brubaker, Director
9625 Perry Highway
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
phone: 412/367-8222
fax: 412/369-8840
http://www.elca.org/dcs/advocacy/corpsoc.html

Lutheran Office for World Community
777 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
phone: 212/808-5360
fax: 212/808-5480
lwfny@undp.org
http://www.elca.org/dcs/advocacy/lowc.html

Lutheran Office of Governmental Affairs
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
122 C Street NW, Suite 125
Washington, DC 20001-2172
phone: (202)-783-7507
fax: (202) 783-7502
loga@ecunet.org
http://www.loga.org/

LOGA State and Affiliate Offices
A list of state LOGA offices and other local affiliate offices follows this section.

Outdoor Ministries Program
8765 W. Higgins Rd.
Chicago, IL 60631-4195
fax (773) 380-2588
1-800-NET-ELCA [1-800-638-3522]
http://www.elca.org/dcm/camps/

Division for Ministry

Ecumenical Roundtable on Science, Religion, and the Church
8765 W. Higgins Rd.
Chicago, IL 60631-4195
lutheran@summon.syr.edu [George Koch]

ELCA Workgroup on Science and Technology
8765 W. Higgins Rd.
Chicago, IL 60631-4195
fax 773-380-2829
1-800-NET-ELCA x 2888 [1-800-638-3522]
http://web.syr.edu/~dmdwiggi/works/
gjkoch@suadmin.syr.edu

Department for Studies
8765 W. Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631
1-800-638-3522

ALTERNATIVES for Simple Living
3617 Old Lakeport Rd.
P.O. Box 2857
Sioux City, IA 51106
fax 712-274-1402
1-800-821-6153
712-274-8875
http://www.simpleliving.org

Au Sable Institute--MI Campus
7526 Sunset Trail NE
Mancelona, MI 49659
fax: 616-587-5353
phone: 616-587-8686
MJAuSable@aol.com
http://www.ausable.org/

Au Sable Institute Outreach Office-- in WI
Dr. Peter Bakken. Coordinator
731 State St.
Madison, WI 53703
fax: 608-255-4228
phone: 608-255-0950

Christian Environmental Studies Center at Montreat College
http://cesc.montreat.edu/

EarthCare, Inc.
PO Box 23291
Chattanooga, TN 37422
E-mail (c/o Jerry Faulkner): faulkner@cstcc.cc.tn.us
http://www.alltel.net/~jrossing/ecare.html

Earth Ministry
1305 NE 47th St
Seattle, WA 98105-4498
fax: (206) 632-2082 (call before sending a fax)
phone: (206) 632-2426
E-mail: Emoffice@earthministry.org
http://www.earthministry.org

Energy Star Congregations
US EPA
401 M. St., SW
Washington, DC 20460
(201) 775-6650
1-800-STAR-YES
http://www.epa.gov/smallbiz/congregations

Evangelical Environmental Network
Rev. Stan LeQuire
10 E. Lancaster Avenue
Wynnewood, PA 19096-3495
1-800-261-7741
E-mail: een@esa.mhs.compuserve.com
http://www.creationcare.org

National Council of Churches--Eco-Justice
Working Group
Tena Willemsma, Commission on Religion in Appalachia, Co-Chair
Phone: (865) 584-6133 E-mail: corainappa@aol.com
Father Christopher Bender, Co-Chair
Phone: (304) 292-8670 E-mail: chbender@adelphia.net
http://www.webofcreation.org/ncc

National Council of Churches-- Environmental Justice Resource Distribution Center
P.O. Box 968
Elkhart, Indiana 46515-0968
fax: (219) 262-0966
1-800-762-0968
http://www.webofcreation.org/ncc/resources/index.html

National Religious Partnership for the Environment
1047 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10025
fax: 212-316-7547
1-800-200-8858
http://www.nrpe.org
E-mail: nrpe@nrpe.org

Care of the Earth: An Environmental Resource Manual for Church Leaders. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Chicago, 1994.

Essays and case studies by multiple authors regarding various aspects of incorporating care for the environment into congregational life. Includes many helpful references to additional resources. Available from LSTC Book Center, 1100 E. 55^th St., Chicago, IL 60615.

Earth Prayers from Around the World: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations for Honoring the Earth. Ed. Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon. 1991 HarperSanFrancisco

A charming collection of creation-related prayers, quotations, poems, and the like, drawn from Western, Native American, and Oriental sources.

State of the World 1998: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society: Brown, et al. 1998, c. Worldwatch Institute. (W.W. Norton & Company, New York)

An series of books containing detailed statisitics and analysis on a variety of environmental issues. Updated annually.

The Travail of Nature: The Ambiguous Ecological Promise of Christian Theology. H. Paul Santmire. Fortress Press, Minneapolis 1985.

One of the definitive works on Christian thought about nature throughout history. Written by a Lutheran pastor.

Earth Community, Earth Ethics. Larry L. Rasmussen. 1996. Orbis Books, Maryknoll, NY.

Suggests a system of religious environmental ethics that is grounded in Christianity and which contributes to a "sustainable earth community".

Super, Natural Christians: How We Should Love Nature. Sallie McFague. 1997, Augburg Fortress. Minneapolis, MN.

Suggests that Christians adopt an attitude of love toward the natural world, just as we love God and neighbor.

Seminary-based Programs

[If these programs have resources of interest to congregations, I will include more information about them here.]

Center for Theology and Land
Univ. of Dubuque/Wartburg Seminary
[Care of the Earth p. 73]

Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary
(contact Dean Freudenberger)
[Care of the Earth p. 73]

CHARIS Ecumenical Center
Moorhead, MN
(contact Arland Jacobson)
[Care of the Earth p. 73]

LSTC Green Zone Project
(contact David Rhoads)