Care of Creation, a faith based non-profit located in Wisconsin, officially co-launches Climate Caretakers today in collaboration with other Christian organizations to channel growing concern among Evangelicals and other Christians about climate change .
Founding organizations from across the country In addition to Care of Creation include Houghton College, Micah Challenge USA, Lausanne Creation Care Network, and Sojourners. Representatives cite climate change’s increasing negative impact on the world and especially the economically disadvantaged as driving their efforts .
“The time for silence on climate change within the church has passed. No longer simply a political or even a scientific issue, climate change is now a moral imperative that the church must respond to,” said Brian Webb, of co-founder Houghton College and Climate Caretakers Steering Committee Chair, “Ultimately, we are motivated by love–God’s love for us and our love for our global neighbors.”