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1992 Environment
Resolution on the Environment
Adopted by the Annual Meeting of The Evangelical
Covenant Church, June, 1992. Presented by the ECC Christian Action
Commission.
WHEREAS the Evangelical Covenant Church adopted a resolution at its 85th
Annual Meeting urging its members "to practice Christian stewardship in
all areas which affect the health of our environment...'"; and
WHEREAS in the intervening twenty years our environment continues to
show signs of neglect and abuse; and
WHEREAS care for the environment is a significant aspect of whole-life
stewardship; be it therefore
RESOLVED, that this Annual Meeting call upon our denominational, conference,
institutional, and local church constituencies to become more aware and
involved in sound environmental practices; and be it further
RESOLVED, that each Covenanter examine his or her personal environmental
stewardship; and be it further
RESOLVED, that this Annual Meeting commend Covenant churches and institutions
that are studying and practicing environmental conservation; and be it
further
RESOLVED, that we encourage churches to teach environmental awareness
from a Christian perspective.
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