Africa Creation Care Ministry

06/07/2017

Jefferson Knight responding to global climate issues.

http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/responding-to-global-climate-issues?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTjJZeE5HVXhORGMwTWpZMCIsInQiOiIwOERybUJaN0hrYXVNQzd0RlMxR3FrU3ZzN0txOUdVUkpLYVhzR2hkM2ZSek1teGFPMmdKMzhvSVdkVWg4TTNyUjVsQkJRY2laN2tmQm1PZkl4bkdhUVpabDl6MzQ2MkZucWZ3aHp1aHY4OG1KMXBsaVhndFFoZjZCUjJTQnhwTiJ9

United Methodists in Africa and elsewhere point to Paris climate accord as they begin to address the destructive changes in their own countries.

23/06/2017

General Board of Global Ministries' Environmental Scholar Shamiso Mupara vows to re-grow lost native forest. Read story below.

http://www.wtr.org.za/development/zimbabwe-woman-vows-to-re-grow-lost-native-forests

“This fear of desertification is exactly why I plant trees to oppose those who disregard forests,” says Shamiso. “From 2013 I have planted 10 000 natives bush trees in this district, with no donor funding or corporate help.”

02/12/2016

First Set of General Board of Global Ministries' Earth keepers were commissioned on 20 November, 2016 at Grace United Methodist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. This article highlights the training program and commissioning where the President, General Secretary, a Regional Coordinator of the Africa Creation Care Ministry were part of the First Set of Earth keepers.

05/11/2016

The entry of the into force today shows that the world understands the dangers of climate change. Join us in celebrating this milestone!

"We need to see unprecedented reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and unequalled efforts to build societies that can resist rising climate impacts.

06/10/2016

Paris Climate Agreement takes effect November 4, 2016

The landmark Paris agreement on climate change will enter into force on Nov. 4, after a coalition of the world's largest polluters and small island nations threatened by rising seas pushed it past a key threshold on Wednesday. President Barack Obama hailed the news as "a turning point for...

04/10/2016

Good news, India formally in on the Climate Agreement.

Sixty-two countries have now joined the plan. Together, they account for about 52 percent of global emissions, which is a little short of the 55 percent threshold to make the agreement binding.

21/09/2016

We have the solutions to address & achieve the Global Goals. It is up to us to act now!
Watch live as world leaders move the toward entry into force: http://bit.ly/2cQcQPp

The theme of the general debate of the 71st session is “The Sustainable Development Goals: a universal push to transform our world.'

19/07/2016

A Call to Creation Care Ministry by Rev. Pat Watkins

[A Call to Creation Care Ministry - General Board of Global Ministries] is good,have a look at it! http://www.umcmission.org/find-resources/new-world-outlook-magazine/2016/may/june/0512creationcareministry

19/07/2016

In an effort to fight , 800,000 volunteers in India break record by planting almost 50 million trees.

[India Plants 50 Million Trees in One Day, Smashing World Record] is good,have a look at it! http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/07/india-plants-50-million-trees-uttar-pradesh-reforestation/

More than 800,000 volunteers pitched in to help the country fight climate change.

10/07/2016

Jefferson Knight Chairman, Africa Creation Care Ministry says -The Time for Action Is Now - General Board of Global Ministries] is good, have a look at it! http://www.umcmission.org/find-resources/new-world-outlook-magazine/2016/may/june/0628timeforaction

Recognizing that humans cannot survive without the earth, the time for a shift in the church’s theological understanding of creation care is now.

09/07/2016

A very inspiring story of a man who is raising butterfly in an effort to ensure they are not extinct, if he can do it in his backyard, then we can do it, we all need to take intentional steps to save God's creation through a little conservation effort, have a look at it! http://www.vox.com/2016/7/6/12098122/california-pipevine-swallowtail-butterfly-population?xid=soc_socialflow_facebook_realsimple

We can all contribute to conservation efforts — sometimes even from our own backyards.