The Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions and Mennonite Creation Care Network have partnered to offer retreats and other events that enable people to focus on climate change.
Next Events
Caring for God’s Earth:
A Hopeful Response to the Climate Crisis
May 8, 2021
Lancaster, PA area
This two-day event with both virtual and in-person components will equip current and developing church leaders and others concerned about climate change. The day includes online plenary sessions and workshops as well as inspiring in-person field trips to explore climate action work being done in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area.
Atlantic Coast Conference’s Peace & Justice Committee, the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions and Mennonite Central Committee East Coast have partnered to plan the event.
More information and registration
Keynote speakers
Doug Kaufman pastors at Benton Mennonite Church, Goshen, Ind. and serves as the director of pastoral ecology for the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions and Mennonite Creation Care Network. Doug calls himself a river pastor, having baptized people in the Elkhart River for over 15 years and led a Hoosier Riverwatch group monitoring the health of the river. He recently completed a Th.M. in theology and ecology at Toronto School of Theology. If you are interested in having a retreat or other gathering in your area or have questions, contact Doug Kaufman.
Sibonokuhle Ncube, who brings almost 20 years’ experience in various development contexts through her work in Zimbabwe in Southern Africa, including climate change management and finance and disaster preparedness.
Online Webinar at your leisure
If you’ve read about the pastoral retreats on climate change and wished you could attend, now you can–virtually.
Caring for Climate: Beyond Denial and Despair was the largest webinar the Mennonite Church USA (MCUSA) ever hosted. In this recording, you’ll hear from:
- Doug Kaufman, a pastor and the director of pastoral ecology at the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions
- Dr. Christy Miller Hesed is an environmental anthropologist and conservation biologist
- Dr. Sibonokuhle Ncube, an administrator of a relief and service agency in Zimbabwe
- Ken Pitts, an environmental science school outreach specialist
Watch the 90-minute webinar or select the speaker who interests you most.