MWC is a global communion of Anabaptist churches that are together facing the climate crisis.
Central to our ethos is to respond faithfully to the challenges of our world. What does it mean to follow Jesus into this crisis? Member churches – along with all humanity – are all at the receiving end of the crisis.
Some, especially in the Global North, are disproportionately at the production end of the crisis. Others, especially those in the world who lack power and resources, are disproportionately impacted.
This means that we have within our communion a diversity of experience and a diversity of responsibility.
MWC provides an opportunity to respond faithfully to the climate crisis, and other ecological crises, in diverse ways within one communion, which is itself profoundly fitting in relation to this crisis. This task-force will formulate a plan for the MWC response, and initiate activities aimed at increasing awareness and action.
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The Creation Care Task Force will work with member churches of MWC to
- increase awareness of the climate crisis.
- present practical ways to encourage ecologically faithful living.
- explore how represented countries are being impacted by the climate crisis.
- encourage the development of biblical and theological capacity relevant to the climate crisis.
- develop a strategic plan for MWC that includes practical, short-term projects and mid-range and longer-term commitments.
Meet your Creation Care Task Force
Chair
Doug Graber Neufeld
- professor of biology at Eastern Mennonite university, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
- director of Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions
- Home church: Community Mennonite Church (MCUSA), Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Europe
David Nussbaumer
- biodiversity offset coordinator, CEN Alsace, France
- Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies, Regent College, Vancouver, Canada
- Home church: Église mennonite d’Altkirch, France
Africa
Sibonokuhle Ncube
- national coordinator of compassionate development service, Brethren in Christ Church, Zimbabwe;
- MDiv (candidate), Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Indiana
Latin America
Juliana Morillo
- missionary in Peru and now in Colombia, with the Mennonite Teusaquillo Church in Bogotá
- MSc development and environmental management
- Latin America Facilitator for the Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network
Asia
Nindyo Sasongko
- PhD (candidate), systematic theology, Fordham University
- minister, GKMI Mennonite church, Indonesia
North America
Jennifer Schrock
- MDiv, Chicago Theological Seminary
- director, Mennonite Creation Care Network, Goshen, Indiana, USA
- Home church: Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship, Goshen, Indiana, USA
MCC
Anna Vogt
- director of MCC Ottawa
- formerly of MCC SEED and Justapaz in Colombia