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Recognising and celebrating the gifts of the creation is challenged by growing environmental risks and increasing climate change. Our vision of the ecology of life calls us to radically review how we now live as individuals and communities.
ECEN promotes sharing, cooperation, action and theological reflection across our different countries and traditions in caring for creation.

The theme for Season of Creation this year is Living Water

The Season of Creation is taking place from 1st September to 4th October on the topic “Immersion in Living Water”. Should you be willing to prepare an exhibition about water in your church, or to restore degraded rivers of the surroundings with your local community... there are plenty of ways to share our commitment for Creation! The source of our projects remains to be found in the Bible, for this year in the book of Ezekiel 47: 1- 12, which....

Creation as a heritage at risk

18 April 2026

The European Heritage Days take place each year in September as a joint initiative of the Council of Europe (since 1985) and the European Union...

Phasing out fossil fuels – a start

18 April 2026

Sign the petition! Santa Marta conference 24-29 April, Colombia Although it has been know for many, many decades that burning fossil fuels causes climate change,...

Joint Letter regarding the Trilogues on the EU Plant Reproductve Material Regulation

13 March 2026

PRESS RELEASE Faith-based and development organisations call for the EU seed legislation to support biodiversity, uphold farmers’ rights to seeds and reinforce the right to...

Feast of Creation enters liturgical calendars: webinar and resources announced

5 March 2026

A promising ecumenical process is underway. The “Feast of Creation”, celebrated on September 1st and also known as “Creation Day” or “World Day of Prayer...

Towards the 2026 Assembly

20 December 2025

Some members and friends of ECEN met in September 2025 as « Extended Enabling Team » to shape ECEN’s future together. And we have good...

What is happening to the Green Deal ?

20 December 2025

The European Commission is the only institution that has the legal capacity to suggest new laws at European level. The law proposal follows then a...

Thoughts After COP30

17 December 2025

Almost a month after COP30 concluded, it may be the right moment to look back at what happened and, more importantly, to consider where we...

New investigation reveals nature loss across Europe equivalent to 600 football pitches per day

21 November 2025

In the ﬁrst investigation of its kind, 41 journalists and scientists from 11 countries have come together for the Green to Grey project, to reveal...

Celebrating the Season of Creation Across Europe

8 October 2025

All over Europe, churches and communities are joyfully participating in the Season of Creation 2025, united under the theme “Peace with Creation.” This overview highlights...

Calendar

29.08.2026	ECEN Assembly 2026
20.04.2026	How Can You Help Your Church Engage With Creation? Webinar
18.03.2026	Feast of Creation enters liturgical calendars: webinar and resources announced
22.09.2025	Ecotheology as an Academic Subject

A few words about the new ECEN Secretary

Claire Mesnards

My name is Claire des Mesnards. I have been working within the United Protestant Church of France as a pastor for 6 years. Before turning to theology, I worked with Civil Society Organisations in networks like the European Confederation of NGOs for sustainable development and international cooperation (CONCORD) and the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) of which I was coordinator for the European region during the Action2015 campaign on climate and the Sustainable Development Goals. These were the first places where, after studying philosophy and political science, I tried to voice together with others my genuine concern for people and the planet. For me this concern is deeply rooted in Christian faith and explains why I responded to a call to serve Jesus Christ as a pastor.

Currently, I live in Nîmes, a small and beautiful Roman city known as one of the Reformation’s cradles in France. I am working full time for the local protestant parish. Together with a number of friends I have been closely involved in founding a Peoples University on Religions. The purpose of this specific project is to provide an open and neutral space where the diversity of beliefs can be approached in-depth by a wide audience. In the French context where religious questions are often relegated to the private sphere as a result of the 1905 separation of religion and the state, there is a desperate need to overcome ignorance and the resulting tensions that it can trigger between citizens.

Beside this and the usual activities related to pastoral care, I share my day-to-day life with Paul Kleiber, an Earth-lover who has over the years helped raise my awareness about the state of our planet. We are getting married on April 26! We will then move to the countryside in the North of France where we hope to get involved in permaculture – a dream Paul has had for a long time and which I now share. This new move brings together my initial background in biology and my long-standing interest in health and the environment. We would be grateful for your prayers and support as a new chapter of our lives opens. We strive for balanced relationships with God’s Creation and are eager to learn from every encounter.

Looking forward to meeting you and welcoming you!

You may contact me at ecenecen [dot] org and/or by phone at +33 6 27 75 56 37.

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