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The crisis of poverty calls on the church, as the body of Christ, to be God’s hands and feet in our community, working to eradicate poverty and provide everyone an equalopportunity to prosper.
Concern for the poor, love for the poor unites Christians across time and in the present. This love creates an opportunity for Christians to speak and act together with followers of other religions and with all people of goodwill.
Learn how greening your place of worship - and also your home, can create good, green jobs in your community, not only caring for God's Creation but providing pathways out of poverty.
Get the youth involved in learning how greening your place of worship - and also your home, can create good, green jobs in your community, not only caring for God's Creation but providing pathways out of poverty.Where are the green jobs in your space?
The Poverty Initiative is part of the Justice and Advocacy Commission of the National Council of Churches of Christ. Your comments and suggestions are welcomed: info@nccendpoverty.org / Phone 202-544-2350 ext. 27/ Fax: 202-488-5639 NCC Washington Office, 110 Maryland Ave. NE, Suite 108, Washington, DC 20002 / NCC Communication Department, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 800, New York, NY 10115 Copyright © 2009 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA: 35 faith traditions encompassing 45 million Americans in 100,000 local congregations . . . joining hands and voices in witness to their unity in Christ.
The Poverty Initiative
is part of the Justice and Advocacy Commission of the