1. Anglican Church of Southern Africa’s Environmental Network
Green Anglicans

2. Impact in Southern Africa
Floods
Drought
Food security
Extreme weather events
Paying regard to the Anglican fith mark of mission “to safeguard and protect the integrity of creation “
“LOVE THE EARTH AS MUCH AS GOD DOES”
Archbishop EMERITUS TUTU

3. Because we are…
warming at about
twice the global average

5. The Anglican Communion
The first commandment
Genesis 2:15
15 The Lord God put humans in the Garden of Eden to work the soil and take care of the garden
The Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion states that the fifth mark of mission is “to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the earth”.
What do mean by that ?
Green Anglicans programme are ran independently in all guilds and structures in the anglican church of Southern Africa. It is up to your group how or what programs you want to run ( green programs) creativity is not limited. The office assists groups with resources and networking
At the provincial synod ACSA passed a resolution that environmental issues must become part of the mainstream concern of the churches agenda
Genesis 2:15
15 The Lord God put humans in the Garden of Eden to work the soil and take care of the garden.

6. What would safeguarding the integrity of creation look like?
Value of creation
Environmental education and training
Reduced carbon foot print
Environmental Justice

7. Anglican Church of Southern Africa’s
Invitation to change
We serve parishes in developing a vision to renew EARTH

8. THEORY OF CHANGE
GOD
PEOPLE
CREATION

9. Why is it important for people of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa to be Green ?
Traditional Anglican Practises
Food Insecurity
Water and Energy
Financial Stability
Sanitation
South Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change because, among other things:
A large proportion of our population has low resilience to extreme climate events (poverty; high disease burden; inadequate housing infrastructure and location);
Large parts of South Africa already have low and variable rainfall;
A significant proportion of our surface water resources are already fully allocated;
Agriculture and fisheries are important for food security and local livelihoods.
Although the poor are only minor contributors to climate change, they are the most vulnerable and, hence, will be the most impacted. The rest of Africa is possibly even worse off.

10. GOLDEN CIRLCE
WHY
WHAT
HOW
WHAT
HOW
WHY

11. Clergy A REVERENCE FOR CREATION Green Theology training
Use of season of creation
Blessing of sacraments
Creation Church
Action and Advocacy
Liturgy
Carbon fast

14. Worship Personal lifestyle Action and Advocacy Young Green Anglicans
How do we make the Young people of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa care for creation?
Worship
Personal lifestyle
Action and Advocacy

15. Environmental Drama
Community work
Cluster meetings
Environmental conferencing
Carbon fast
Constitutional restructure
Confirmation gift to the earth
Cluster teams
Baptismal gift to the earth
Soup Kitchen
Vegetable Gardens
Electricity and water audits
Recycling projects
Swap my closet day
Gardening course
GreenVille
Clean up campaigns
Sunday School
Tree Planting
Green Carnival
Environmental Services
Holy Hikes
Eco-camps
Celebrate environmental days
Public demonstration
Active Citezenship
Water conserving indaba

16. Resources developed

18. Partnership One million Climate jobs AROCHA Project 90 by 2030
Southern African Development Community- SADC
World Wildlife Fund- WWF
Green Faith – Our voices
Southern African Faith Communities Environment Institute
Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa

20. Contact Green Anglicans office : Tel: +27 21 763 1300
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