Mission Statement
Our mission is to inspire, support and connect faith to actions that bring hope for the earth, the human family, and the whole community of life and to further the cause of peace, justice, and healing of the earth. Our activities include worship, outreach, education, witness and advocacy through the following means:
* Educating individuals and congregations about spiritual and ethical issues related to war, ecological destruction, growing global inequity and injustice, and corporate globalization.
* Providing worship, educational, and creative experiences which are grounded in the awareness of God's presence in the creation and which inspire participation in ministries of justice, ecological healing, and peacemaking.
* Nurturing and supporting networks of individuals, churches, faith communities, and non-profit organizations working for peace, justice, and ecological healing.
* Teaching, empowering, promoting, and practicing nonviolent resistance to dehumanization and exploitation as means of personal, spiritual and social transformation.
* Offering spiritual, theological, and practical support to peace, justice, and environmental ministries.
* Providing inspiration, hope and theological resources for study and action to faith communities and individuals.
* Assisting and finding practical ways to support and be in solidarity with victims of militarism, injustice, and ecological and environmental exploitation and destruction.
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