Creation Care
Creation Care Task Force
As Lutherans, we confess that God is the source, redeemer, and sustainer of all things. Created in God’s image, humans are to be to the rest of creation as God is to us. That is, we bear the image of God when we delight in creation, act graciously toward it, show it care, and refuse to abandon it, just as God does with us.
The South Carolina Synod’s Creation Care Task Force seeks to foster the concept and application of creation stewardship within our synod. Working with the Lutherans Restoring Creation network of the ELCA, our team aims to offer resources from a Lutheran perspective to the SC Synod, its congregations, and individuals.
The resources we anticipate sharing include ideas for worship, educational opportunities, guidance on public ministry and advocacy, and networking with the creation care teams of other South Carolina denominations.
Given the rich blend of disciples in South Carolina, this synod team will be a place for farmers, hunters & anglers, environmentalists, conservationists, gardeners, and other outdoor enthusiasts to support one another in our common call as creation stewards. We hope to learn from one another and respectfully discuss our various stewardship practices and viewpoints. Our aim is to always be willing to include others in this ongoing conversation, even if we don’t always see eye-to-eye. We prayerfully hope that this process of inclusive collaboration will be an avenue for all to learn and grow from one another in our primary goal of care for creation.
Please contact The Rev. Kris Litman-Koon, Convener of the Creation Care Task Force, at 843-884-5470 or pastor.klk at gmail.com for additional information regarding this ministry of the synod.
Creation Care Stories
With Sighs too Deep For Words, a letter from Bishop Aebischer
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We Pray for the Family of The Reverend Dr. Charles Ward Easley
The Reverend Charles Ward Easley, DD (Pastor Easley) of West Columbia died on May 27, 2022. He celebrated his 91st birthday on Wednesday, May 25. Charles was born to the late Laura Louise Colbert Easley and Lefflette Teed Easley on May 25, 1931 in Georgetown, SC....
We Pray for the Family of The Rev. Dr. Robert N. Bacher
The Rev. Dr. Robert N. Bacher, 87, of Bluffton, S.C., died on May 23, 2022, at his home in the arms of his loving wife Shirley, following a hard-fought battle with leukemia. Born in Houston, TX, Bacher spent his formative years in multiple cities in the U.S. and...
Together We Celebrate the Ordination of E.P. Martin
Called by Almighty God and The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America your prayers and presence are requested at the celebration of Holy Communion with the Rite of Ordination for E.P. Martin to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament Saturday, June 18, 2022, 2 p.m. at Joy...
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We Pray for the Family of The Rev. Dr. James Harold Milligan
The Rev. Dr. James Harold Milligan, age 83 of Sevierville, formerly of Chesnee, South Carolina, went into the arms of his Lord Jesus, March 9th. Jim was an avid student of the bible and had a passion for history, especially the Civil War. He ministered to Lutheran...
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