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On 4 October, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will join global faith leaders and youth in a prayer service to close the Season of Creation. Themed “To Hope and Act with Creation,” with a focus on the Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Initiative, this youth-led event calls on faith communities to unite in prayer and action to address the climate crisis.

As part of the Summit of the Future Action Days on 21 September, the World Council of Churches (WCC) calls on churches, individuals, and organizations worldwide to endorse the Faith for Non-Proliferation Treaty. This initiative aims to catalyze the phase-out of fossil fuels while ensuring a just transition for workers, communities, and countries.

A webinar, “The role of Faith Actors and Governments in ensuring a just energy transition and mitigating climate change through a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty,” held 10 September offered many perspectives on how churches can pray and act in this arena. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC), with ecumenical partners, gathered for a special prayer on 9 September to commemorate the opening of Season of Creation.

Lors d’un événement international organisé pour lancer le Temps pour la Création, des responsables de différentes traditions chrétiennes se sont rassemblé-e-s pour explorer le thème de l’édition 2024, «Espérer et agir avec la Création», qui met l’accent sur les rapports de l’humanité avec la nature et sur l’urgence d’instaurer une justice environnementale.

Bei der Eröffnung der weltweiten „Zeit der Schöpfung“ versammelten sich religiöse Führungspersonen verschiedener christlicher Konfessionen und widmeten sich mit Hinblick auf die Beziehung zwischen Mensch und Natur und dem dringenden Bedarf nach Umweltgerechtigkeit dem Motto von 2024: Mit der Schöpfung hoffen und handeln.

En el acto mundial de inauguración del Tiempo de la Creación, dirigentes religiosos de distintas tradiciones cristianas se reunieron para reflexionar sobre el tema de 2024, “Esperanzar y actuar con la Creación”, centrándose en la relación de la humanidad con la naturaleza y en la urgente necesidad de justicia medioambiental.

As part of this year's Season of Creation, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will co-host a high-level webinar on 10 September. This event will bring together faith leaders, government officials, and climate advocates to discuss the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT) and its role in securing a just energy transition.

In the opening event for the global Season of Creation, faith leaders from diverse Christian traditions gathered to reflect on the 2024 theme, “To Hope and Act with Creation,” focusing on humanity's relationship with nature and the urgent need for environmental justice.

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the Archbishop of Constantinople, shared a message on the opening of Season of Creation 2024. 

On 1 September, the Season of Creation 2024 will begin with a global online prayer event, bringing together Christians from diverse traditions to pray for the wellbeing of creation. This year’s theme, "To hope and act with Creation," highlights the moral imperative for faith communities to take decisive action against the environmental crisis.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) participated in the Online Summer Ecumenical School for Dialogue on “Ecology through the Prism of War: Challenges for Ukraine and the World,” organized by the Institute of Ecumenical Studies of the Ukrainian Catholic University from 1-9 July.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined a global audience, including faith leaders, environmental advocates, and community members worldwide, to launch the Season of Creation 2024 celebration guide, marking the beginning of the campaign to be culminated in September and October.

The official Celebration Guide for the Season of Creation 2024 will be launched online on 5 June at 3 pm CEST. The live streaming in English will be available on YouTube. Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and French interpretations will be available via Zoom for registered participants.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) cosponsored with Laudato Si Research Institute and the World Communion of Reformed Churches, Lutheran World Federation, Anglican Communion, and World Methodist Council an international seminar on “The Feast of Creation and the Mystery of Creation: Ecumenism, Theology, Liturgy, and Signs of the Times in Dialogue,” from 14-16 March at Laudato Si’ Center of Assisi and Pro Civitate Christiana, in Italy.