The European Christian Environmental Network

The European Christian Environmental Network (ECEN) held its first meeting in 1998

The official ECEN website is www.ecen.org.and has been redisgned and updated in July 2006 - so have a look!. It has news of developments in different European countries

For relationship of ECEN to local groups and international groups see whoswho.htm

Conferences/Meetings

Mulheim -1995 - May - "Protecting our environment - Safeguarding God's Creation". First Conference for commissioners for the Environment of European Churches. email for copy of lively personal account that was printed in Green Christians.

Graz 1997 - Second Ecumenical European Assembly of the Conference of European Churches. It was at this Assembly that it was decided that ECEN should form. Several members of CEL attended, and ranworkshops. We had a large stall in the Assembly "Market Place" and enjoyed meeting people from many different countries.

Vilemov 1998 in the Czech Republic in October . First meeting of ECEN

Loccum 1999 near Hanover in Germany in October: Second Assembly of ECEN - Loccum pictures

Minsk 2001 in Belarus May - Report by Martyn Goss

Volos in 2003 in Greece May 2003 - Report by Martyn Goss

   Theological Consultation 2004 Geneva 2004 - - Report by Barbara Echlin

Basel 2005

   Theological Consultation 2006 Prague IBTS ECEN Theological Conference attended by some CEL members

Flamslatt 2006 Sweden

Milan 2008 Italy

Materials:

Creationtime - Resources- Creationtime is an opportunity to celebrate and care for God's Creation. 1st Sept to the second Sunday in Oct. However the materials can be used at a suitable service at any time of year.

Water - Resources - prepared by ECEN for 2003

There are now loads of resources being put up each day after the 2006 assembly

Related conferences:

Ecumenical Forum of European Christian Women: 2000 Summer School for European Women interested in ecology: Living better with less -2-10 Aug 2000

Ecumenical Forum of European Christian Women: 2003 A summer school organised by European Christian women concerned about sustainable living-"What will our common future look like?" Svaty Jur, Slovakia,