About Us

For the Love of Creation is a national initiative of faith bodies and faith-based organizations in Canada who come together under a unified banner to mobilize education, reflection, action and advocacy for climate justice.

Canadian faith bodies and faith-based organizations have a long history of work in ecological conservation, environmental activism, and advocacy for climate justice. In 2019, a group of churches and faith-based organizations came together on a journey of reflection, dialogue, and discernment on how we could deepen our collective action on climate change and make a meaningful contribution to the climate movement in the next decade. For the Love of Creation (FLC) was launched to mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in 2020.

Faith-filled and Spiritually-grounded

For the Love of Creation is open to all faith communities and faith-filled organizations in Canada who wish to take meaningful action for climate justice.

Indigenous Self-Determination

For the Love of Creation recognizes that Indigenous peoples’ care of and relationship with the land, their experiences of resource extraction and climate change, and Indigenous rights, including the right to free, prior and informed consent, are central to climate justice. Indigenous knowledge and voices are integral to For the Love of Creation’s message.

Youth Empowerment

Young people have been at the forefront of the climate movement, strongly advocating for change from world leaders. For the Love of Creation listens to young people, partners with them, and amplifies their voices.

Alongside Hope (formerly PWRDF) | The Anglican Church of Canada (Primate and National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop) | Canadian Religious Conference | Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) | Citizens for Public Justice | Congrégation de Notre-Dame | Congrégation de Notre-Dame, Visitation Province | Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of Newfoundland | Development and Peace-Caritas Canada | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada | Faith & the Common Good | Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada | Franciscan Missionaries of Mary | Green Churches Network | Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception | Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice | KAIROS Canada | Martha Justice Ministry, Sisters of St. Martha | Mennonite Central Committee | Mennonite Church Canada  | Mercy Centre for Ecology and Justice | Mouvement Laudato Si’ Movement – Canada | The Office of Religious Congregations for Integral Ecology (ORCIE) | OMI Lacombe Province | OMI Notre Dame du Cap | Our Lady’s Missionaries | Presbyterian Church in Canada | Religions pour la Paix Québec – Interfaith Climate Action Committee | Scarboro Missions | Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception | Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions | Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul | Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada | Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto | The Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie | Sorrento Centre | The United Church of Canada | World Renew 

To become an endorsing organization, please reach out to flc.pac@gmail.com. Membership is open to all faith-filled groups/organizations that endorse the mandate and principles.

In addition to endorsing organizations, FLC collaborates with individuals and other faith-filled groups/organizations (non-endorsing), and civil society. FLC believes that all faith groups can make a significant contribution to climate justice and is grateful to be in relationship. The nature of the relationship is up to each organization. FLC welcomes invitations to collaborate. We strive to work in a spirit of mutually respectful openness.