Faith to Action: Be a Creation Justice Advocate

At Creation Justice Ministries, we believe that faith calls us to action—especially in a time when urgent advocacy is needed to protect and restore God's creation. By signing up for our advocacy network, you'll receive timely updates on policy priorities, opportunities to take action, and resources to support faith-based advocacy in your community. Whether you're looking to stay informed, lead your congregation in advocacy, or take action at the district level, we have a place for you.​
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There are various levels of engagement such as Online Advocate, Congregational Lead, and District Lead.

Policies Creation Justice Ministries is watching:

Protect Oak Flat

In December, Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) introduced her first piece of legislation in Congress - the Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act. First introduced by her father in 2015, the landmark bill would repeal the 2014 controversial National Defense Authorization Act rider that handed over 2,422 acres of Arizona's Tonto National Forest, including the sacred site of Oak Flat (Chi'chil Biłdagoteel), to Resolution Copper, a foreign mining corporation.  
Urge your Members of Congress to stand alongside the Apache people in calling for Oak Flat's preservation and protection.​

Protect NHTSA CAFE Standards

In early December, Trump's US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a plan to reduce the federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, meaning that automakers will be no longer have incentive to make cars and light duty trucks as fuel efficient as those currently on the market. In short, new cars and trucks will burn more gas per mile on average, resulting in greater costs for our neighbors at the pump and more vehicle pollution that will harm creation and our collective public health. 
For the sake of creation, join us in calling on the administration to move us forward, not backward by signing the petition below.​

Oppose 2025 Offshore Leasing Plan

Right now, the administration is accepting public comments for a new proposal to expand offshore drilling into the Atlantic, Pacific, and the Gulf of America. This puts God's marine creation at risk due to the implicated dangers of oil and gas drilling. Join us in urging the administration to protect these waters. 
Take action now and urge the administration to oppose this proposal and call for a clean and just future for our waters and coastal communities. 

Urge the Administration to Protect the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

The EPA has proposed removing the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, ultimately preventing public access to this important information, while increasing profits for fossil fuel executives. Without this data, the public will be kept in the dark about the amount of dangerous pollution being released without any tools for accountability.

Sign the petition to urge the EPA to protect this vital program! 

Protect National Marine Sanctuaries

National Marine Sanctuaries are sacred places. They play a vital role preserving history, protecting cultural resources, and conserving Creation for current and future generations. Marine sanctuaries support ocean health and our neighbors in coastal communities. 

The Undersea Cable Protection Act could weaken the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, a bedrock environmental policy that protects precious ecosystems in the Ocean.

Tell your Representative: Protect National Marine Sanctuaries!
Protect Creation and Our Sacred Public Lands
As Christians, we are called to heal and protect creation. Yet today, our nation's public lands – places of deep ecological, spiritual, and cultural significance –  are at risk of harmful extraction that would have devastating impacts on the local ecosystems and communities.  Friends of the fossil fuel industry are working undermine bedrock environmental protections that safeguard vital wildlife habitats and sacred Indigenous sites. ​​​
Click the button below to contact your Members of Congress and urge them to stand for God's creation. ​

Monthly Action Center

The Creation Justice Ministries team sends out monthly newsletters that contain resources, events, webinars and monthly advocacy actions!  Click on the button below to go to this month's action center, share it with your community, and come back every month for new ways to take action.

Why We Take Action for God's Creation

Living out our faith goes beyond individual actions, our own households, or our own churches. We are called to follow the example of Jesus and the prophets--to be courageous in proactively shaping our communities and our world to better align with our faith values.
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In the United States, we have a democratic system that requires active input from people of faith and good conscience. A healthy democracy requires people to be educated, organized, and engaged at every level. Creation Justice Ministries specializes in helping Christian communities to engage at the federal level of US government.

How We Take Action for God's Creation

Testify at Public Hearings
When public policy decisions are being made, there is often an opportunity to make your opinion heard in a public hearing.
Creation Justice Ministries sometimes helps faith leaders prepare testimonies to federal agencies, but this is an important practice to engage at city, county, and state levels also.
Check out Creation Justice Ministries' guide to preparing testimony for a public hearing. In the picture, a young leader testifies before the Environmental Protection Agency about air pollution standards.

Organize Your Community
Where two or three are gathered, God is among us, and nothing is impossible. Planning educational events, prayer services, vigils, community forums, listening sessions, and town hall meetings make a difference. Consider getting your faith community involved in Earth Day Sunday, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, or the Season of Creation. Let Creation Justice Ministries know your plans at [email protected]

Get Published
Efforts to care for God's creation are news-worthy. Write your opinion in the comments section of online articles, or formally respond to an article with a letter to the editor. Be an opinion leader by drafting a blog post or an opinion editorial to a local newspaper. Let Creation Justice Ministries know if you get published by emailing us at [email protected]. The image shows a social media meme quoting a faith leader's piece in his local newspaper.

Directly Contact Decision-Makers
In our U.S. democracy, engaging with elected officials is a civic responsibility. You can use our form to plan and record your visit, call, or email your elected officials to express your concern for God's creation. The United States Capitol Switchboard is: (202) 224-3121. ​Here are some tips for an effective visit.
Find your US Senators at www.senate.gov
Find your US Representative at www.house.gov
Find the US Senate and House schedules.

Take Action with our Policy Factsheets
Creation Justice Ministries creates policy factsheets for legislation that is key to protecting God's planet and people. These policy factsheets include an explanation of the policy and ways for you to advocate for the policy with the Administration and your congressional members. 

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