Center for Climate Justice and Faith at PLTS

Applications for the Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith are due just one week from tomorrow! In this program you'll be part of a cohort of 8-12 people from around the world. Together, you'll learn about the science of climate change, develop a community of support, gain communication skills, and explore how your faith is calling you to address the climate crisis. At the end of the program, you'll put everything you've learned to use through a Sacred Action Project that helps further climate justice in your community. If you are considering this program, please submit your application soon at bit.ly/CCJFApp

How could the Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith change your life? Applications to our 2026-27 cohort are due June 10th. Apply today at bit.ly/CCJFApp

We are so proud of the graduating class of 2026! We celebrated 3 MDiv and 1 MA student graduating with a Concentration in Climate Justice and Faith, and 41 students who completed their Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith this year. Congratulations to all!

This weekend, congregants at Zoar Lutheran Church in Canby, Oregon planted a garden as part of Seminarian Katie Insalaco's internship project.

This Academic Year, we were delighted to send two MDiv students in the Concentration in Climate Justice and Faith out on a year-long internship with congregations. These students, Trevor Boe and Katie Insalaco, have spent the last three years integrating climate justice into their seminary experience. From attending the Bioneers Conference, to leading worship during the Season of Creation, to organizing climate justice-oriented Bible studies, to marching in the streets for Indigenous rights, these students have invested their time and energy in preparing themselves to be effective leaders for climate justice in their future ministries.

Through the Concentration in Climate Justice and Faith, Trevor and Katie are working with EcoFaith Recovery during their internship to design and implement a project focused on Climate Justice at their internship site. Read more about their projects here:

https://centerforclimatejusticeandfaith.org/plts-students-focus-pastoral-internships-on-climate-justice/

Now is the time to submit your application for the 2026-27 Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith! Apply here by June 10, 2026: https://admissions.callutheran.edu/register/...
This program is designed for lay leaders and clergy members from around the world who want to be effective advocates for climate justice. Students will grow their faith, practice skills, gain knowledge, and build community to empower them to address the climate crisis.
This two-semester program will begin September 2026 and end May 2027. A 100% online curriculum allows students from around the world to build relationships through bi-monthly small group meetings on Zoom. Since launching in 2021, students from 29 countries and five continents have participated. The full cost of the program is $600. Scholarships of up to $550 are available if needed, please do not let finances prevent you from applying.

From April 28-29, 2026, the governments of Colombia and the Netherlands convened the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia.

Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo, Coordinator of the Spanish-language Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith traveled to Santa Marta to represent the Latin American Faith for Climate Justice Network and the Center for Climate Justice and Faith at the Spirituality Gathering leading up to the conference.

Government Representatives from 57 countries, together. with Indigenous Peoples, Women, Youth and Children, Unions, Farmers, Fisherfolk, Scientists, Civil Society and sub-national actors attended this first in a series of conferences aimed to building a roadmap for a Transition away from fossil fuels.

Join this movement by signing onto the Interfaith Letter for a Just Transition. https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/llamado-ecumenico

Congratulations to our wonderful presenters at the 2026 Student Colloquium on Climate Justice and Faith! If you missed the event or just want to watch it again, you can find the recording here: https://canva.link/n95qvjilljug1b1

Apply to the 2026-27 Cohort of the Certificate in Climate Justice today! Through this 100% online program you'll meet people around the world who want to put their faith into action for climate justice just like you. Working with Phoebe Morad, Executive Director of Lutherans Restoring Creation as your learning guide, you'll explore scripture, climate assessment reports, and more to gain a deeper understanding of the science of the climate crisis and how our faith calls us to respond. Applications are due June 10th. Apply here: https://admissions.callutheran.edu/register/?id=c0f59590-acc6-4ae1-903e-eaa786ae9761

Is Earth Day motivating you to do more to care for Creation? The Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith is designed to empower people like you to put their faith into action by working for climate justice. Join a cohort of dynamic students from around the world to gain the skills, knowledge, spiritual practices, and community to be an effective advocate for climate justice. Applications are due June 10, 2026. Apply here: https://admissions.callutheran.edu/register/?id=c0f59590-acc6-4ae1-903e-eaa786ae9761

Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo, Coordinator of our Spanish Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith penned this moving article for Blessed Tomorrow about the importance of a just transition away from fossil fuels. Neddy will be representing the Center for Climate Justice and Faith at the First International Conference for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels next week in Santa Marta, Colombia.

Transition to Transformation: A Faithful Roadmap to Moving Away from Fossil Fuels - Blessed Tomorrow The First International Conference for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels is taking place in Santa Marta, Colombia on April 25-29, and it is providing the world an opportunity to determine boldly and in practical terms what needs to be in place to accelerate a just transition...