Green ELCSA

🌍 As the meetings conclude, we celebrate the participation of our Youth & Women Engagement Lead, Nokulunga Shabalala, as an online delegate through the Lutheran World The Lutheran World Federation. Her reflection reminds us that climate justice requires more than commitments

Youth Day 2026: The struggle against apartheid did not end in 1994, today we must also confront environmental apartheid, where the poorest communities continue to bear the greatest burden of pollution, climate impacts, and environmental injustice. 🌱✊🏽
Blog: http://green-elcsa.org/youth-day-2026-confronting-environmental-apartheid-in-south-africa/

This week, Fah Khulekani attending a Just Energy Transition workshop in Johannesburg, focused on communities having the knowledge, confidence, and opportunities to influence decisions that affect their lives.

Blog: http://green-elcsa.org/building-power-from-the-ground-up-reflections-and-lessons-from-the-workshop/

🌱 Phase One of the Green Champions Training Programme 2026 has come to an end! Thank you to all participants, facilitators and guests for making this journey of faith, learning, and climate action possible.
The training may be over, but the work for creation care continues. 💚
Blog: http://green-elcsa.org/green-champions-training-programme-2026-concludes-phase-one-a-journey-of-learning-faith-and-action

Today we kick off the ELCSA Green Champions Training with 39 registered participants, and a number of guests, joining this journey of faith, learning, and climate justice.
Over the next 4 weeks, we’ll be exploring powerful themes, from Theology of Creation Care to practical tools for advocacy and community action. Here’s a look at what’s coming up in the weeks ahead.

The mission is clear: as a church, we are called to care for God’s creation, the time is now 🌱🌍
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