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 * Home
 * About
   * Our Mission
   * Our Governance
   * Our History
 * Issues & Projects
   * Coal
   * Fracking and Pipelines
   * Larry Gibson Biography Project
   * Community Development
   * Public Lands
 * Resources
   * Bible & Theology
   * Church Statements
   * Worship Resources
   * Other Groups
 * Stories
 * Mountain Vision Newspaper
 * Contribute/Join/Contact


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 * Home
 * About
   * Our Mission
   * Our Governance
   * Our History
 * Issues & Projects
   * Coal
   * Fracking and Pipelines
   * Larry Gibson Biography Project
   * Community Development
   * Public Lands
 * Resources
   * Bible & Theology
   * Church Statements
   * Worship Resources
   * Other Groups
 * Stories
 * Mountain Vision Newspaper
 * Contribute/Join/Contact




CHRISTIANS FOR 
THE MOUNTAINS

 


OUR CORE MISSION IS TO HONOR THE TRUTH OF PSALM 24:1

“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof;
the world, and they that dwell therein.”

God blesses us with the beauty, wonder, and sustenance of creation. Our human
privilege and responsibility is then to nurture and protect God’s creation. 
Genesis 2:15-17

 


ABOUT OUR MINISTRY

Christians For The Mountains (CFTM) is a voluntary network of persons advocating
that Christians and their churches recognize their God-given responsibility to
live compatibly, sustainably, grateful, and joyously with God’s Earth. CFTM is
nondenominational and non-partisan. CFTM takes a critical prophetic stance to
advocate for justice, righteousness, and peace for the land and its inhabitants.
CFTM seeks to be respectful to all voices seeking truth.

The Central Appalachian region is our geographical focus. However, we partner
and network with like-minded people and groups nationally and internationally.

The picture on the right shows a team of college students volunteering their
Spring Break to conduct family health studies in areas close to mountaintop
removal coal mines.

ABOUT for more information on our mission, our history, and our governance.

 




THIS WEBSITE IS BEING REVISED INTO A WORDPRESS PLATFORM. OUR DREAMWEAVER
PLATFORM FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS WAS BECOMING CUMBERSOME AND PROBLEMATIC.
WE HOPE TO HAVE A VIABLE NEW SITE UP IN JANUARY 2021 AND WE WILL BE FILLING IT
OUT DURING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.




.OUR TOP ISSUES AND PROJECTS

CFTM has always taken on issues to stop abuse to Appalachian land and its
inhabitants, such as the destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal
extraction. 


CFTM works with all who desire a sound, clean, sustainable economy with high
quality of life in sufficiency of material goods, neighborliness, social and
ecological harmony, richness in culture, mutual service, and bright hope.
Rebuilding Appalachia from the ravages of over a century of exploitation and
ruination is our dream.   




COAL

Mountaintop Removal coal mining blasts off the tops of mountains, gets the coal,
and throws the rubble down into valley streams. It harms community health, ruins
land and water, leaves a barren landscape, and is corruptive of government.
Ending this egregious crime against nature has always been CFTM’s first public
policy goal.

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LARRY GIBSON BIOGRAPHY PROJECT

When Larry Gibson saw his beloved ancestral Kayford Mountain  being desecrated
by mountaintop removal, he began to courageously fight the onerous practice.
During his lifetime, Gibson inspired thousands of young people to actively
engage social and environmental justice.  This amazing story being sponsored by
CFTM will inspire all readers to justice wherever they live. 

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Helping Appalachian people to engage their community development projects
through  cultural strengths and youth.

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FRACKING & PIPELINES

These infrastructures pollute, degrade land and water, harm health, and locks in
climate-warming greenhouse gasses.

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PUBLIC LANDS

  Public lands are a heritage for all people present, future, and remembrance of
the past.  CFTM supports sufficient funding, regulatory protection, skillful
management, and wise new acquisitions. 

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 RESOURCES

Thousands upon thousands of writings, reflections, stories, songs, poems,
liturgies, and works of theology and Bible study teach and inspire to praise and
honor to the Creator of the marvelous universe in which we humans are privileged
to dwell and to what we are commissioned a role of responsibility.

We have some church statements and pronouncements on responsible care for God’s
creation. Special attention is on churches and key leadership in the Appalachian
region.

We list some of the scores of well-known hymns as well as contemporary worship
music, poetry, and liturgy that draws on themes of creation in praise of God.

CFTM’s strategy has always been to partner with and bridge religious and secular
organizations working on environmental justice, Appalachian development, and
global concerns. Our role, then, is that of service to others.

 

 

 




BIBLE AND THEOLOGY

 Biblical passages and theological studies God’s purpose for creation and our
responsible part.

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CHURCH STATEMENTS

 Documents and pronouncements from church leadership on responsibility to
creation in Appalachia and everywhere.

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WORSHIP RESOURCES

Hymns, worship songs, liturgies, poems, and curriculum that brings honor and
praise to God as Creator, Savior, and Lord.

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LINKS TO OTHER GROUPS

We honor some of the stellar groups  we are privileged to work with.
Partnerships are valuable.

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OUR PARTNERS & SPONSORS

This page is under development in January 2021. We do have wonderful partners to
showcase. Coming soon.  In the meanwhile, brush up on Latin.



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