Craigville Tabernacle

For nearly 40 years, the Craigville Theological Colloquy has met at the Craigville Retreat Center in Centerville, MASS on Cape Cod. This is a beautiful area to visit and to spend a week! See other pages for more details about the Colloquy and the area.


The next Craigville Theological Colloquy will meet —

July 8-12, 2024

The 2024 title/theme is:

Ecotheology: Christian Responses
to the Global Climate Crisi
s

In 2024, our time together will consider one of the most pressing global issues — the climate.

Looking through the lenses of Christian faith experiences, spirituality in various forms, theology, biblical interpretation, science, activism, and more, we will seek to engage with the climate crisis in ways that will be helpful for clergy & laypeople, congregations & communities, people of many backgrounds, other living creatures, the habitats and eco-systems that we share and the Earth itself.

Using the word “crisis” intentionally acknowledges what many are declaring: that our only home, the Earth, has troubles and we must identify and implement ways to make positive and tangible impacts. As people of faith, this crisis also is a spiritual matter and imperative for us to address.


The keynote speaker for 2024 will be the Rev. Dr. Allen Ewing-Merrill, executive director of The BTS Center, located in Portland, Maine. In his years with The BTS Center, Allen and his colleagues have focused on creating and offering ecumenical and interfaith programs and experiences for clergy, laypeople, and others to develop ways of engaging in “Spiritual Leadership for a Climate-Changed World.” Allen also has extensive experience with pastoral ministry and has served non-profit organizations with a focus on social justice and faith-based organizing.  

To learn more about Allen and The BTS Center, visit

thebtscenter.org/about/our-team/rev-allen-ewing-merrill/

and thebtscenter.org.


Registration for the Colloquy will open by April 15, 2024.


If you wish to be on the Colloquy email list (or to update your email from prior years) send an email to craigville.theo.colloquy@gmail.com indicating these wishes.

Use the links that run across the top of our web pages to find more information about the Colloquy, the Craigville Retreat Center, and other matters. We will be keeping the pages updated with new information, so check back from time to time.  

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