Faith Resources

Faith Leaders from all faiths have published a vast array of resources that note a direct connection between Environmental Stewardship and Faith Principles. This year thousands of religious leaders are preparing Earth Day Sermons to give to their congregations on the week of Earth Day. Click here to learn more. 

The following web sites feature great resources to help develop Earth Day Sermons or projects to green your congregation and your community.

This is a living list, please email Brindis@earthday.net if there are materials that you would like featured on this page.

Non-Denominational

• Interfaith Power & Light (the Regeneration Project) You can also consult their State affiliates.
• National Council of Churches's Eco-Justice Working Group
• National Religious Coalition on Creation Care 
• National Religious Partnership on the Environment
• Au Sable Institute 

• Climate Change Statements From World Religion (compiled by The Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale) 

• "The Earth is the Lord's" by David Caleb, an anthem for choir and organ written for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. 

• Blessed Earth, organizers of the April 21 Earth Day Simulcast
• Creation Hope

Denominational

(in alphabetical order)

Baptist

• Southern Baptist Environment and Climate Initiative 

Buddhism

• Eco-buddhism

Catholicism (Roman)

• Catholic Climate Covenant (coordinated by the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change)
• Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for the Celebration of the World Day of Peace "If you want to cultivate peace, protect creation" January 1, 2010.

Catholicism (Eastern Orthodox)

• Message by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for World Environment Day June 5, 2009
• Articles on the Environment and the Orthodox Christian Church

Evangelical

• Evangelical Environmental Network & Creation Care Magazine 
• Earth Ministry
• Restoring Eden

Jewish

• Council on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL)  (SEEDS- Sources for Environmental Education Discourse and Study)
• Passover and the Global Climate Crisis, by Rabbi Jeff Sultan
• A Jewish Response to Climate to Climate Change, Rabbi Warren Stone
• Canfei nesharim

Hindu

• Hindu declaration on Climate Change

Muslim

• Muslim Green Team 
• Islamic Faith Statement on Ecology, 2003 (on Behalf of Muslim World League)
• Islamic Declaration on Sustainable Development, 2002
• DC Green Muslims

Presbyterians

• Presbyterian Church USA

Unitarian Universalists

• Statement of Conscience on Global Warming/Climate Change
• Ministry for Earth