FAITH STATEMENTS
Statements of conscious that call us to climate justice.
Called to Climate Action 2023-24: Forging a Sustainable Future
Called to Climate Action 2022-23: Inspiring Hopeful Climate Action
Called to Climate Action 2021-22: We Live in an Awe-Inspiring World
Called to Climate Action 2023-24: Forging a Sustainable Future
“To forge a sustainable future, we believe in empowering Iowans of faith and conscience by uniting religion and science, building resiliency, and working together.“
This year’s faith statement on the Climate Crisis is written by our fifth cohort of Called to Climate Action summer student leaders.
Called to Climate Action 2022-23: Inspiring Hopeful Climate Action
“The path to climate justice requires intentional conversation, building a responsive community, and showing compassionate love to ourselves and our communities in Iowa and beyond.”
This year’s faith statement on the Climate Crisis is written by our fourth cohort of Called to Climate Action summer student leaders.
Called to Climate Action 2021-22: We Live in an Awe-Inspiring World
“As people of faith and conscience, we are led to envision a future for all people to sustain and live in a happy, healthy, and sustainable community.“
Last year’s faith statement on the Climate Crisis is written by our third cohort of Called to Climate Action summer student leaders.
Called to Climate Action 2020-21: Uphold & Upheave
“Our faith and conscience call us to uphold the worth and value in all creation and to upheave injustice and exploitation.”
This faith statement on the Climate Crisis is written by our second cohort of Called to Climate Action summer student leaders in 2020.
Called to Climate Action 2019
“People of faith are called to care for creation. Our privilege provides the opportunity, and our faith traditions demand we act for climate justice.”
The 2019 religious leader statement on the Climate Crisis was written by our first cohort of Called to Climate Action summer student leaders. They were supported and directed by more than 10 Iowa faith leaders. Publicly recognized religious leaders endorsed the statement and enacted the call within their own faith communities. The students also developed a pledge for people of faith to sign.
2018 Religious Leaders Statement on Climate Change
The 2018 statement released the statement on November 14, 2018 at Capitol Hill Lutheran Church in Des Moines. Over 200 Iowa religious leaders and faith-based organizations endorsed the statement to create and implement faith-based solutions to climate change.
CALLED TO CLIMATE ACTION
FAITH, FARMS & CLIMATE
FAITH-ROOTED ADVOCACY
TEACHING & PREACHING