Witness for Creation

Public Witness Events

A series of faith gatherings will take place in key states and in Washington, D.C., highlighting urgent environmental concerns through ritual, testimony and prayer. Each event will feature a diverse panel of speakers—faith leaders, theologians, community members, and public officials—speaking to the sacred duty to protect Creation. Click on each location to learn more about the event details and RSVP or watch the recordings of past events!

Washington, DC
September 2nd & 29th

Phoenix, AZ
September 9th

Watch Recording

Atlanta, GA
September 15th

Watch recording

Grand Rapids, MI
September 15th

watch recording

Opening Witness for Creation Event Recording

Washington, DC | September 2, 2025

Avery Davis Lamb, Creation Justice Ministries
Rev. Adam Russell Taylor, Sojourners
Rev. Kip Banks, Sr., East Washington Heights Baptist Church
Bishop Julius C. Trimble, The United Methodist Church
Rev. Amy Reumann, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli, Foundry United Methodist Church
Michelle Dibblee, Episcopal Diocese of Washington
Rev. Melissa Sites, St. Christopher's Episcopal Church
Adam David Greene, Emissary of the Great Tayac of the Piscataway Indian Nation to the Indigenous European People in the Western Hemisphere

We are in a moment of urgent ecological crisis.

Federal rollbacks on climate protections, attacks on public lands, and cuts to environmental justice programs demand a moral response. As people of faith, we are called to resist the desecration of the Earth and work toward its healing.

The beginning of September marks the Season of Creation, a time in the Christian liturgical calendar to celebrate, to honor and to care for Creation. The Season of Creation spans five weeks between the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (September 1) and the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi (October 4). This year, the theme of Season of Creation is pulled from the text of Isaiah 32:14-18, where the prophet Isaiah pictured the desolated Creation without peace because of the lack of justice and the broken relationship between God and humankind.

This year, during the Season of Creation, Creation Justice Ministries (CJM) is aiming to promote “peace with Creation” through public witnesses and theological resources for churches. In partnership and support from national and local partners, CJM is planning to organize a series of faithful witnesses at the United States Capitol and across the country to highlight the threats to the environment, while calling on the U.S. government to have moral courage and promote a right relationship and peace with Creation.

Annual Theme Info

Join us as we gather in prayer, testimony and prophetic public witness.

These events will take place in September across lifting up the sacred call to care for God’s creation through prayer, testimony, and prophetic public witness. Join us as we witness for creation justice.

We witness for Creation Justice with the following co-sponsoring organizations:

If you’re interested in joining as a co-sponsor, please fill out the form below.

Co-Sponsor Form