Creation at the Crossroads

During a time when the rise of white Christian nationalism and increase in bigotry and racism is prominent in America, the Loka Initiative has spent the last four years building bridges with church leaders from the Evangelical community and bringing them together with scientists, theologians, experts and trainers to take on creation care and climate action. Over this period, we have provided training, capacity, and resources on the topics of biodiversity protection, climate science, disaster preparedness, campaign strategy and media training to leaders from 63 church institutions and in the process, built a network of support for these faith leaders in the US and around the world. As with all of our projects, we work in partnership with a wide array of organizations including A Rocha, American Scientific Affiliation, Blessed Tomorrow, Care of Creation, Christianity Today, Climate Nexus, EcoAmerica, Evangelical Environmental Network, the Fetzer Institute, Green the Church, Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network, Ocean Conservancy, and the World Wildlife Fund.