{"id":21258,"date":"2015-03-30T15:40:17","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T20:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/earth_day\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:36:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:36:21","slug":"earth_day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/get_involved\/justice_and_advocacy\/global_warming_and_the_care_of_creation\/earth_day\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Day &#8211; April 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float: right; margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Earth_Day_Graphic.png\" alt=\"Earth_Day_Graphic.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>Earth Day is an occasion to affirm our relationship with God&#8217;s creation, and our responsibility to care for the earth and its natural resources.<\/p>\n<p>Many congregations designate the Sunday closest to Earth Day as Earth Day Sunday. You can use this date as an occasion\u00a0for special worship, education, and advocacy focused on the environment.<\/p>\n<h3>Earth Day Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/creation-care-resource-recommendations-from-global-ministries-office-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creation care resource suggestions<\/a> from Global Ministries&#8217; staff<\/li>\n<li>Global Ministries <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/earth_day_worship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth Day Prayers for Worship<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Global Ministries <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/global_warming_and_the_care_of_creation\">Care of Creation Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Global Ministries <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/environment_protection\">Environmental Protection Projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Disciples of Christ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discipleshomemissions.org\/ministry-programs\/green-chalice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Chalice Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li>UCC Environmental Justice Ministries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/four_things_your_church_can_do_to_celebrate_earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth Day Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Creation Justice Ministries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.creationjustice.org\/earth-day-library.html\"> Earth Day Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t<div id=\"latest-news-block_c8c4053c5dc992b7553c9245d65fc1db\" class=\"latest-news\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-post\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"thumbnail-link\" title=\"World Council of Churches calls for a \u201cpeace-full Pacific\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/world-council-of-churches-calls-for-a-peace-full-pacific\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Fiji-Brande-Midgett-Crosby-Pacific-Conference-of-Churches-IMG_9913-copy-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"latest-news-thumb-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Fiji-Brande-Midgett-Crosby-Pacific-Conference-of-Churches-IMG_9913-copy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Fiji-Brande-Midgett-Crosby-Pacific-Conference-of-Churches-IMG_9913-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Fiji-Brande-Midgett-Crosby-Pacific-Conference-of-Churches-IMG_9913-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Fiji-Brande-Midgett-Crosby-Pacific-Conference-of-Churches-IMG_9913-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, 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