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Stories from Congregations and Synods

Sharing the ways that God has inspired and called congregations and synods to Care for Creation

Worship and Music for the 2025 EcoFaith Summit of the Upper Midwest:
A preview from the Worship team
Paul Jacobson
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March 1, 2025
Saint Paul Area Synod
EcoFaith Communication Coordinator Changes
EcoFaith
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February 1, 2025
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Lenten Letter Challenge 2025 from Lutheran Advocacy - MN
Tamela K. Walhof
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February 1, 2025
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Farming and Spring Water around Chippewa Falls
Rev. Greg Kaufmann
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December 1, 2024
Northwest Wisconsin Synod
Christiania Lutheran Church and Urban Ventures
Growing Together – Farm & Nutrition
Kris Grangaard
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November 1, 2024
Saint Paul Area Synod
Camp Onomia Garden
EcoFaith
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September 1, 2024
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
EcoFaith meets LYO Leaders at Training Camp
EcoFaith
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July 1, 2024
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Nisswa church celebrates Earth Day with education
Laura Raedeke
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May 1, 2024
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
God's Promise and Creation
Margot Monson
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April 1, 2024
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
The Lawns of Eden Or Paradise Lost?:
Discovering our Many Lawn Alternatives
Paul Jacobson
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March 1, 2024
Saint Paul Area Synod
Greenland Then and Now: Witnessing Climate Change:
Lonnie Dupre's Visit to St. Andrew's Mahtomedi
Laurie Windisch
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January 1, 2024
Saint Paul Area Synod
Spirit of God Neighborhood Creation Care Outreach
Rev. Jeffrey P. Holter 
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January 1, 2024
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Will Steger Pulls No Punches
Laura Raedeke
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December 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Our Savior's Pollinator Garden
Kurt Hoffman
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October 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
St. Andrew’s Meadow
Jan Bilden
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September 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Pollinator Action at Gloria Dei
EcoFaith
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August 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
2023 EcoFaith NE MN Synod Micro-grants Awarded!
EcoFaith
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June 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
"Earth's Climate Crisis"
EcoFaith
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June 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Native Pollinator Garden Update
EcoFaith
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June 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
For Eagle’s Sake
Sue Lyback
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May 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
NE-MN Synod Assembly 2023
EcoFaith
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May 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Our Rain Garden
C. Linda Siluk
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April 1, 2023
Saint Paul Area Synod
Pollinator Pilot Project.
Tom Uecker
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January 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Solar is a Winner!
Vern Rice
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January 1, 2023
Saint Paul Area Synod
Kids and a Pollinator Project
Rev. Erika Foss
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December 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
BE NEIGHBORLY - - AND PROTECT WATER
Vernita Kennen
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November 1, 2022
Saint Paul Area Synod
Held in the Motions of God's Hands
Melissa Foster
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October 1, 2022
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The Goats Got it Done!
EcoFaith
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September 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
SPAS Care of Creation Excited about Partnership
Don Schuld
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September 1, 2022
Saint Paul Area Synod
God’s goats for Creation Care
Russ Schultz
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June 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Cloth Shopping Bag Project in Aitkin
Steve Spigarelli
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June 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
In Sacred Manner
Paul Jacobson
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April 1, 2022
Saint Paul Area Synod
Reflections on the EcoFaith Summit
Rev. Bob Lehrer
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March 1, 2022
Saint Paul Area Synod
In My View
Sue Lyback
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February 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Creation in the Bible Reflection #10: Creation, Creatures, and Christmas
Diane Jacobson
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January 1, 2022
Saint Paul Area Synod
Middle of the Night Meanderings
Doug Jacobson
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December 1, 2021
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Creating an intimate relationship with the land
on which they worship
Vern Rice
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December 1, 2021
Saint Paul Area Synod
Creation Prayer
Rev. Krehl Stringer
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November 1, 2021
Northwestern Minnesota Synod
Creation in the Bible
Diane Jacobson
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November 1, 2021
Saint Paul Area Synod
Breathe. Grieve. Gather. Commit. Act.
Kristin M. Peterson
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October 1, 2021
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Congregational Waste Reduction: St. Andrew's Lutheran Church-Mahtomedi
Laurie Windisch
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October 1, 2021
Saint Paul Area Synod
Being God's Stewards of the Earth at French Lutheran
Kevin Stroom
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September 1, 2021
Northeastern MN Synod
Food Shelves and Climate Change: What is the Connection?
SPAS Care of Creation Work Group
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August 1, 2021
Saint Paul Area Synod
Join Plastic Free July!
SPAS Care of Creation Work Group
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July 1, 2021
Saint Paul Area Synod
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Peace Lutheran Church in Pigeon Falls, WI is a Certified Cool Congregation!
EcoFaith
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February 1, 2025
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
NE MN EcoFaith Microgrants for 2025 now available!
EcoFaith
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February 1, 2025
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
A River Runs through It:
Meditation on a Trip Westward and Nature’s Resilience
Rev. Jeffrey P. Holter 
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January 1, 2025
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Christiania Lutheran Church and Urban Ventures Part 2:
Growing Together – Farm & Nutrition
Kris Grangaard
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December 1, 2024
Saint Paul Area Synod
Creating a Pollinator Garden at Our Saviour's Lutheran, Stillwater
Don Schuld
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September 1, 2024
Saint Paul Area Synod
Caring for Creation Sunday at St. Andrew's, Mahtomedi
EcoFaith
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July 1, 2024
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Congregations Celebrate First Synod-wide Pollinator Sunday
EcoFaith
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July 1, 2024
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
EcoFaith Summit 2024
EcoFaith
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May 1, 2024
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Healthy Earth, Healthy Kids EcoFair on Saturday, April 27
Jack Behr
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April 1, 2024
Southwestern MN Synod
Luther Seminary EcoFaith Team Hosts "Stuff Exchange"
Rachel Wyffels
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February 1, 2024
Saint Paul Area Synod
Loving Your Neighborhood in West Duluth:
Spirit of God Neighborhood Creation Care Outreach
EcoFaith
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January 1, 2024
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Advent Reflections
Rev. Bob Lehrer
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December 1, 2023
Saint Paul Area Synod
ELCA Missionaries Prepare to Confront Global Climate Impacts
Vern Rice
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December 1, 2023
Saint Paul Area Synod
“The” Rice Street Garden OR “Our” Rice Street Garden?
Vernita Kennen
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October 1, 2023
Saint Paul Area Synod
Our Daily Bread: Regeneratively Grown & Offered for Sale
Vern Rice
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September 1, 2023
Saint Paul Area Synod
Caring for Creation at Carmel
Mike Norberg
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July 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Saint Paul Area Synod Assembly Welcomes Rev. Dr. Barbara Rossing
EcoFaith
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June 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Abundance Delight
EcoFaith
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June 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Teaching Kids To Love The Earth: Sharing a Sense of Wonder
Earth Day
EcoFaith
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June 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Our Savior's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Robert Jenko
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May 1, 2023
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
The Little Team that Could
Brenda Wagner
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May 1, 2023
Saint Paul Area Synod
Water is Life: Biblical Reflections
Diane Jacobson
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March 1, 2023
Saint Paul Area Synod
Local Renewable Efficient Energy — What is an Energy District?
Carol Tack and Jim Martin-Schramm
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January 1, 2023
Northeast Iowa Synod
God’s Creation-Raising Awareness
Russ Schultz
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December 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
SAVE ENERGY, SAVE MONEY, SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT
THAT’S A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYONE
EcoFaith
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December 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Stillwater
EcoFaith
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October 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Pollinator Pilot Project Update
Tom Uecker
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September 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Time to Celebrate: A Victory in Creation Advocacy
Rachel Wyffels
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September 1, 2022
Saint Paul Area Synod
EcoFaith Leadership at the Synod Journey
Rev. Seth Wynands
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August 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Pollinator Pilot Project
Tom Uecker
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June 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Earth Day in the NEMN Synod
EcoFaith
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May 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Silverware Library: Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church Brainerd, MN
Russ Schultz
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April 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
JOURNEY NORTH: Monarch Update
Tom Uecker
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March 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Reflections from a Pastor's Farm Childhood
Rev. Bob Lehrer
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February 1, 2022
Saint Paul Area Synod
A Reflection on Christmas and Epiphany
Rev. John Hanson
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January 1, 2022
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Solar Energy Story
Rev. Ingrid Rasmussen
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December 1, 2021
Minneapolis Area Synod
Calvary Lutheran, Mora, shares their Solar Energy Story!
Paul and Karen Larsen
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November 1, 2021
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Exploring Regenerative Farming at Walker Farm: St. Paul Synod Area Care of Creation Field Trip
Laurie Windisch
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November 1, 2021
Saint Paul Area Synod
The 26th Climate Change Conference, Glasgow, Scotland “WHEREIN LIES HOPE?”
Melissa Foster
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November 1, 2021
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On August 16, in response to the IPCC report
Pastor David Carlson
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October 1, 2021
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Creation as Singer of Lament: Romans 8:20-22
Diane Jacobson
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October 1, 2021
Saint Paul Area Synod
Congregational Waste Reduction
Laurie Windisch
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August 1, 2021
Saint Paul Area Synod
Ordination of Colleen Bernu to the Ministry of Word and Service
Paul Jacobson
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July 1, 2021
Saint Paul Area Synod
Creation as God’s Witness to Human Injustice – Deuteronomy 30:19-20; Jeremiah 4:23-28
Diane Jacobson
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July 1, 2021
Saint Paul Area Synod
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