are and respect for God’s Creation has been a perennial mandate, mission and ministry of religious life.

More recently people of faith in increasing numbers have been studying sacred texts and other theological resources and acting on behalf of the land, air, water, and other creatures, and on behalf of the vulnerable ones who suffer most from the abuse of the earth.

In the early 1990s, the National Religious Partnership was established through its founding faith groups and denominations to further inform their efforts, and to amplify their voices in communities of faith and in the public square.  Of course, just as “creation care” initiatives existed before the Partnership’s inception in 1993, much work is taking place by other participating faith groups in this arena that has no connection with this organization.

Such work may not label itself, “environmental.” But, wherever the work of the Creator is honored and human needs for the life-sustaining gifts of the earth are met with intelligence, foresight, and prudence, creation care is happening.

By encouraging and supporting the work of faithful people across the religious spectrum — Jewish, Catholic, Orthodox, Mainline and Evangelical Protestants — the Partnership illustrates both the diversity of traditions that enriches, and the common purpose that drives, this movement.