Oil Spill Resources

Below you will find a small but growing list of resources where faith leaders can turn to find educational, prayerful and liturgical resources to help you address the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  Please let us know of any additional resources we should list here, including what you may already be doing in your congregation.  If you have a story to share and would like to submit a blog, please email our Circuit Rider, Kimberly Knight.

Interfaith Power and Light Speak out as a Climate Convert!

"As the ongoing BP oil catastrophe in the Gulf and the Massey Energy mining disaster in West Virginia in April have made clear, our fossil fuel addictions carry lethal risks to living beings and to the environment. The time has never been more relevant to tell our leaders that current energy sources are unsustainable and they must work to support large-scale implementation of alternatives."

Eco-Journey - a blog of the Environmental Ministries Office of the Presbyterian Church (USA)

"Earlier this week a group of Presbyterian leaders from presbyteries, the Synod of the Sun, and the General Assembly Mission Council traveled to the Gulf of Mexico to learn about the ongoing oil spill disaster.  They met with Presbyterian congregations, local leaders, and with ecumenical partners to listen to their experiences with and to pray about the oil spill disaster." Click the link above to read more.

Prayers and Liturgical Resources from Episcopal Church

"The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico brings into focus our calling as a church and a people of faith. Besides advocating for sound environmental policy, one of our calls is to provide worship, theology, time, openness and space to nurture and heal. Certainly prayer and liturgy are central to such healing."

Prayers and Liturgical Resources from Texas Interfaith Power and Light

Texas Interfaith Power and light has compiled some resources from different religious traditions below—resources that include information, reflection and prayer.

Worship and Action Resources from the United Church of Christ

Includes compelling images, videos, worship materials, health concerns, an interactive map to help visualize the size of the oil spill and more.

Worship and Advocacy Resources from the ELCA

Includes opportunities to help in the clean up effort and provide assistance to those who are suffering the economic consequences of the oil spill, prayers for the Gulf, its communities and all of God's creation, and advocacy advice for better safety standards for offshore oil

News from Faith In Public Life

The regularly updated newsreel from Faith In Public life where you can read about the many prayers, thoughts and actions of people of faith, including the following headlines: "The Passion of the Gulf" - from Sojourners,  "Spill called 'sin against creation'" - By Bruce Nolan - New Orleans Times-Picayune, and "An armada of faith leaders tours the Gulf spill zone" - By Tristan Smith - CNN, Belief Blog