What's New Archive

Pray for our Neighbors in the Gulf Coast. Click here for prayer and liturgical resources for congregations to facilitate a prayerful response to the Gulf oil disaster from the United Methodist Chruch, the Episcopal church and more.

NCC Responds to climate legislation introduced in the Senate and calls on Congress "to take action to address climate change in order to protect those living in poverty in the U.S. and abroad." Read the statement and press release here.

NCC applauds new Presidential Cancer Panel report linking chemical exposure with some forms of cancer. Read the statement and press release here.

The NCC launches climate change leadership training program, which will provide 18 key religious leaders opportunities to explore the connections, impacts, and emerging links between global climate change and the diverse ministries of the church. The program, held September 8-10, will be conducted over the course of three days in the Washington, DC, region. Lodging, food, and a travel stipend will be provided for all participants. For more information and to apply, email Cassandra Carmichael.

57 state and regional faith-based organizations representing 35 states across the US speak out about the need for just and effective climate legislation to preserve God's Creation and protect vulnerable communities. Click here to read their letter to the Senate.

Find out about the international climate negotiations process, read various perspecitives on the Copenhagen Accord, and lean more about what needs to happen in Mexico City. Click Here.