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European Ecumenical Assembly asks churches to celebrate Creation Time |
What is ECEN?
European Christian Environmental Network (ECEN) is a church network promoting co-operation in caring for creation.
Ecological threats transcend national and confessional boundaries. In 1997, the 2nd European Ecumenical Assembly in Graz, Austria, acted on this need for a common witness by recommending "that a network of persons with environmental responsibilities" within the churches should be set up at a European level. The 3rd European Ecumenical Assembly in 2007 in Sibiu, Romania, further supported these efforts. ECEN is a response to this call.
The aim of the ECEN is to to share information, experiences in environmental work among widely varied Christian traditions and to encourage a united witness in caring for God's creation.
ECEN is the main working instrument of the Conference of European Churches for addressing the need for environmental engagement and responding to climate change.
ECEN works closely with the World Council of Churches (wcc-coe.org) and with the European Catholic Bishops' Conference (www.ccee.ch)
These links will tell you about the key people in ECEN, the story of its development, and the structure of its organisation.If you are unfamiliar with the site, the new visitors page provides orientation. The site map helps you find specific pages. You are warmly encouraged to join ECEN or contribute material to the website.
New on the site...
Participants at the ECEN Assembly were asked to write short statements of belief. The personal, anonymous results are collected here (pdf, 175kb)
