MENNONITE CREATION CARE NETWORK "We acknowledge that God as Creator is owner of all things.” -Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective, 1995.

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MENNONITE CREATION CARE NETWORK "We acknowledge that God as Creator is owner of all things.” -Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective, 1995

Who we are…

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE....a Network of Mennonite people and agencies actively engaged in the care and restoration of God's creation. W e are…

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE …A ministry of Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA …Coordinated by a Council with 2 representatives appointed by MC Canada and up to 6 representatives appointed by MC USA. W e are…

Our current support…

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE …85% financial support from Everence …15% from MC Canada and MCC Canada …donations from individuals …Technical and admin support from Merry Lea Center in Goshen, IN W e have…

Our communities…

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE …schools …congregations …individuals and households …church-wide organizations and agencies …workplaces O ur communities…

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE O ur communities… schools

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE O ur communities… congregations

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE …schools …congregations …individuals and households …church-wide organizations and agencies …workplaces O ur communities…

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE …schools …congregations …individuals and households …church-wide organizations and agencies …workplaces O ur communities…

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE …schools …congregations …individuals and households …church-wide organizations and agencies …workplaces O ur communities…

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE …schools …congregations …individuals and households …church-wide organizations and agencies …workplaces O ur communities…

Our history…

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE …Mennonite Environmental Task Force ( ) …Mennonite Church Canada and USA reaffirm commitment to support Creation Care (2004) …Mennonite Creation Care Council (2006-present) O ur history…

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE …Under the Confessions of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective, 1995… “ The biblical concept of peace embraces personal peace with God, peace in human relations, peace among nations and peace with God's creation. " O ur history…

Our goals…

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE MCCN will encourage the church to: …Claim our biblical and theological foundation regarding the care of God’s creation …Discover the ties that link all created beings to each other and to God …Confess the harm we have caused the natural world and our neighbours …Act faithfully to restore the earth. O ur goals…

Our network philosophy…

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE …engage people with peers …bring experience to communities on a large scale …share resources and tools based on needs and requests …document lessons learned and best practices …facilitate partnership O ur network philosophy…

Our 100 Shades of Green…

MENNONITE CREATION NETWORK CARE …Congregations practice sustainability and environmental stewardship appropriate to their contexts. …Each congregation appoints a liaison to MCCN to help information flow between the congregation and the network. …Our goal is 100 congregations actively caring for creation in one way or another, each with a liaison in place. O ur 100 Shades of Green…

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