Photo from the 2024 Global Ministries EarthKeepers Training, Baltimore, MD
This is the year to develop your leadership in creation care and justice ministry. You have ideas for action with your church or your community, but how can you make that happen? Bring your idea to the Spring 2025 Global Ministries EarthKeepers Training!
This spring training is a fully online project incubator where you will receive training in eco-theology, antiracism, community organizing, and project planning. All participants plan a project during the training. The training consists of independent study and preparation in April, then three large-group plenary sessions, two small-group sessions, and a coaching session, all on Zoom in May. You must be a member or actively participating in a United Methodist church in the United States and committed to completing the full training.
390 United Methodists have become Global Ministries Commissioned EarthKeepers since 2016. Some of the most recent project ideas include creating a non-profit to care for the environment, wildlife, and humanity; starting or enhancing creation care ministries in churches, communities, and annual conferences; solar energy production with congregations and communities; pollution prevention, reduction, and cleanup; church lands restoration and rewilding; community gardens and food insecurity; as well as much more. You can join the Global Ministries Creation Care Network to read about these projects at creationcare.umcmission.org.
Applications for the Spring 2025 EarthKeepers Training are being received until March 14. Find out more details and apply at umcmission.org/earthkeepers or email questions to environment@umcmission.org. The Fall 2025 EarthKeepers training will be in-person, with dates and locations to be announced.