Publication: An examination of contribution of Christian Values to environmental conservation practices Among the methodist churches in Imenti South Sub-county, Meru county, Kenya.
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2015
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Mount Kenya University
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The purpose of this study was to establish the contribution of Christian values of
morality, stewardship and empathy on environmental conservation in Imenti south sub-
county. The study utilized the descriptive research survey design. The target or accessible
populations for this study was all the 88 pastors and 1733 congregation members in the
Methodist churches in the sub county. A sample of 22 churches was sampled through
stratified random sampling. The study utilized a questionnaire to collect data. This study
employed descriptive statistics to analyze the data obtained. The data collected was
coded and entered in the computer for analysis using the Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences (SPSS) version 21 for windows. The results of data analysis were presented in
tables and figures. The study established that; the pastors did not emphasize on the moral
importance of environmental conservation, in every sermon, the church leaders did not
often teach the congregation on their role in environmental conservation, the church
leaders rarely taught on the problems and dangers posed by littering of the environment
and unrecyclable materials on the ground. The study further established that the church
leaders did not stress on the God given duty of Christians to take care of the environment,
the church members did not actively take part in the actions of environmental
conservation. That the preachers did not offer teachings to the Christians on their God
given role of taking care of the environment, and the Christians did practice the teachings
the study recommends that the churches should organize on days for cleaning the
environment, in the neighborhood towns, collecting litter and burning, the preachers
should mobilize their congregation members on how they can take care of the
environment, and make the congregation members to elaborate to the people outside the
churches. The Church members should also actively participate in building gabions and
terraces, to reduce soil erosion, and planting of trees, to replace the already cut ones.
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