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Addressing Climate Justice Webinar Replay

Thanks for joining us for Works in Action: Addressing Climate Justice! If you missed this insightful session, here is the webinar replay!

Explore impactful initiatives that support climate justice work within United Church communities and beyond. Our panel of past grant recipients shared insights about their projects, learnings, and experiences working with the Foundation. We were excited to welcome these two community leaders to hear how they are addressing climate justice through innovative programs, with the support of the Foundation.

Our panel:

Rev. Keri Wehlander, Oasis United Church (Penticton, BC)
Rev. Katherine Brittain, Sylvan Summer Camp (Mill Bay, BC)

Webinar Replay

Watch the Works in Action: Addressing Climate Justice webinar replay!

Meeting People Where They Are

When discussing how the Sylvan Summer Camp project has impacted and intersects with the faith of participants, Katharine stresses the importance of meeting folks where they are. The camp has been an opportunity to engage with families in the community in a way that is different from ‘Sunday Mornings’. Katharine says, “to meet people in passions and interests and places that we’re coming to from a faith perspective, but still do it in a way that meets people coming from different avenues is so vital. It’s being the Church in the world. If nothing else, there’s a group of kids who learned some Biblically-rooted stories about how we need to take care of the Earth and take care of each other. With everything going on in the world, that is such an important lesson to model and live into.”

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Thank you to the United Church of Canada Together for the Love of Creation Earth Week team for providing a free t-shirt for two of our webinar registrants! If you weren’t one of the winners, the shirt is available for purchase through UCRD. Communities of faith, networks, and regions are invited to initiate and participate in climate justice events during the week of April 20‒27 to pray, learn, and act for the love of Creation. Last year, over 90 communities participated in For the Love of Creation week, and they hope to reach 100 events in 2025 to mark the United Church of Canada’s 100th year! We encourage you to check out the Together for the Love of Creation events listing here.