Third Annual Caring for Creation Conference at Mount Sequoyah

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The third annual Caring for Creation conference at Mount Sequoyah Conference and Retreat Center will bring members of the faith community together to learn how they can become better caretakers of the Earth.

The conference, slated for April 16-18, will offer workshops ranging from Sustainability Ethics: Discovering the Holiness of Place to Creating Your Green Team: A Model for Action. Other workshops include The Biblical Basis for Creation, Food Insecurity?, Practice of Political Advocacy and The Kid Connection to Environmental Stewardship.

The keynote speaker is the Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham, a priest and canon for the environment in the Episcopal Diocese of California. Bingham is the founder and president of The Regeneration Project, which focuses on its Interfaith Power and Light campaign, a religious response to global warming.

As one of the first faith leaders to recognize global warming as a moral issue, Bingham has mobilized thousands of religious people to put their faith into action through energy stewardship and advocacy.

Participants in past years' events say the fellowship with other concerned Christians is as valuable as the information they receive.

“The weekend retreat is more than just excellent, up-to-date information from outstanding speakers,” said Scharmel Roussel of Little Rock, Ark. “It is also a support group that helps us through the tough days when we feel outnumbered by those who doubt and those who don't care.”

The conference has been the impetus for the Oklahoma Interfaith Power and Light, the Arkansas Green Faith Alliance and the Arkansas Interfaith Power and Light. “The Natural State owes a debt of gratitude to Mount Sequoyah for spiritual leadership and courage,” Roussel said.

For information about workshops, schedules, leadership and fees, contact Mount Sequoyah at 800-760-8126, 479-443-4531, programs@mountsequoyah.org or www.mountsequoyah.org.