Creation Connection - Dayton Christians dedicated to respecting and caring for God's Creation

We gather for spiritual nourishment and information to help us grow in our love for Christ and His creation
We proclaim environmental justice based on the Christian biblical foundation of responsible earth care
We encourage collaborative environmental ministries
We offer prayerful support and solutions to resolve environmental injustice for the urban poor and all God's creation.

Partners

The Marianist Environmental Education Center, MEEC, coordinates the Ohio Interfaith Climate and Energy Campaign, a project of the Ohio Council of Churches’ Environmental Justice Task Force. Creation Connection and MEEC work together to equip congregations in creation care.

Do you have a love for God’s creation?
Are you concerned about environmental issues like energy, water, or climate change?
Would you like your spirit enriched through your stewardship of God’s creation?

We have a great opportunity for you! Join others who are seeking to deepen their faith and care of God’s creation.
There are opportunities for spiritual formation, education, and action. Share resources and best practices.

Liaison Role:

Promote creation care within your church
Organize one’s church to participate in a Creation Connection or MEEC event
Facilitate an education event within one’s church
Introduce Green Church practices within one’s church

The Dayton International Peace Museum is well aware of the connection between peace and a sustainable environment. At the museum at 208 W. Monument Ave., there is a display of the work of Sr. Dorothy Stang, S.N.D., an environmentalist in Brazil who gave her life to the cause of protecting the rain forest and the indigenous people who live there. DIPM also has a Future Energy Center and Conservation Center in Brookville.

Upcoming Events

Descendants Day

06/26/2011 04:00 p.m. – 08:00 p.m. @ to be determine

Every year, Creation Connection hosts an interfaith gathering to pray and educate around an issue of environmental justice. Descendants Day emphasizes Loving Your Neighbor Through Time, that is, reflecting on the importance of our choices on the lives of future generations. We share a meal and spend time in fun and fellowship as well.

Our theme for 2010 is “Urban Food Prospects and Possibilities.” Faith Morgan of Community Solution in Yellow Springs, Treva Jenkins of Breaking Ground and Feed Dayton, and Tony Stieritz from Catholic Social Action will be our featured speakers as we consider where our food comes from, how it impacts the environment, and why food is an issue of justice. Several faith traditions will provide leadership in prayer.

Previous years have found us at such diverse locations as the river’s edge, a gravel pit, a landfill, a Boy Scout camp, and the site of a proposed big box store.In 2009, we met at Chaminade-Julienne High School, took a walk to the old train station, and prayed for equitable and sustainable mass transit for our region.

Our time together each year is a time of fellowship, as we gather for a meal. Please bring a covered dish, your own place setting, and lawn chair. Get to know others in the community who share a love of God’s creation!

The Dakota Center is located at the corner of Barnett St. and West Fifth St. between Broadway and James H. McGee in near west Dayton. From the highway, take U.S. 35 west to James H. McGee Blvd. and turn right. Go several blocks, and turn right onto West Fifth St. The parking lot for the Center will be on the right before you cross Barnettt.

Contact msgmeiner@yahoo.com for more information.

Check back soon for more events.