In February, Trinity Church in Cheltenham successfully completed a major sustainability project, installing 60 solar panels, battery storage, LED lighting upgrades, and cavity wall insulation in its community centre, TrinityContinue reading
Tag: Eco Church
Learn large-scale flower arranging for your Eco Church journey
Cirencester and Stroud Deaneries are inviting churches to a ‘Pedestal and porches’ themed Sustainable Church Flowers workshop in May, teaching participants how to how to create large-scale floral arrangements withoutContinue reading
Everything you need to know about the new Eco Church survey
The Eco Church questionnaire has recently undergone an update, replacing the old questionnaire at the end of January. A Rocha has designed the updated version to be more flexible andContinue reading
Support for your Eco Church journey before end-of-year changes
The current questionnaire for the Eco Church programme will soon be updated, and we encourage churches to complete the next Eco Church award level (bronze, silver or gold) before itContinue reading
St Arilda’s becomes the first in the diocese to win Eco Church Gold
St Arilda’s Church in Oldbury-on-Severn has been given an Eco Church Gold Award from A Rocha UK, becoming the first church to achieve this in the Diocese of Gloucester. TheContinue reading
Tracks: faith, hope and landscape, by the Revd Joe Knight
The churches in Seven Towers Benefice are hosting a weekend of events (15 to 17 November) to celebrate and promote care for creation. The Revd Joe Knight reflects on theContinue reading
Taking local climate action ahead of COP16/29
The UN biodiversity conference (COP16) has started in Colombia. It runs until 1 November and soon after that, the UN climate change conference (COP29) will be held in Azerbaijan, fromContinue reading
Environmental Engagement Officer role to come to an end
The Revd Dr Cate William’s role as Environmental Engagement Officer is coming to an end this December. Cate has worked in the diocese for 10 years and over the last fourContinue reading
The Revd Mark Siddall blogs on the faithfulness of oaks
The Revd Mark Siddall, Priest in Charge at St James, Quedgeley has been out and about with his daughter appreciating the large number of ancient oak trees in the parish.Continue reading
EcoChurch Resourcing: Coffee Shop Gathering
EcoChurch Resourcing events are currently focussed on informal gatherings in coffee shops, in various locations across the Diocese. They are opportunities to bring questions, to share joys and frustrations, andContinue reading
Stroud church’s eco success featured in national C of E video
Holy Trinity Church in Stroud has been featured in a national Church of England video highlighting the success of its recent carbon friendly heating overhaul. Back in May, we sharedContinue reading
EcoChurch Resourcing: EcoChurch drop-in with sustainable heating demo
In this Eco-Church resourcing event, with Matt Fulford (DAC sustainability advisor) and Cate Williams (Environmental Engagement Officer) are looking forward to you joining them to demonstrate different solutions they haveContinue reading
Flower Festival “Glorifying God Sustainably with Flowers” at St John the Baptist Cirencester
A sustainable flower festival showcasing the work of eco-friendly flower arrangers from thirteen parishes across two deaneries will take place on Saturday 6 July. The main festival day is SaturdayContinue reading
Churches Count on Nature 2024: events near you
From 8 to 16 June is Churches Count on Nature 2024, a chance to explore and record the nature you can find in your local churchyard. It is a week-longContinue reading
Church’s litter pick cares for Cheltenham’s streets
At the end of Gold Cup Week, a team from St Matthew’s and The Minster in Cheltenham walked the streets to pick up litter. As part of the churches’ EcoContinue reading
Work out your church’s carbon footprint to help care for God’s creation
The Church of England’s Energy Footprint Tool is now open for churches to enter fuel and power use from 2023. The data collected from the tool will help your churchContinue reading
General Synod backs action to tackle biodiversity crisis
General Synod has been told that the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world and has pledged to tackle the biodiversity crisis.
‘The air we breathe’ sustainability festival comes to Cheltenham church
On 3 February, Pip and Jim’s Church in Leckhampton hosted the annual From the Ground Up sustainability festival. Participants and speakers focused on the theme, ‘The air we breathe’, withContinue reading
Carbon Awareness, Thornbury, 27 April 2024
Join Cate Williams and Julie Nelson for a day of Carbon Awareness Training. Carbon Awareness is a short 4 hour course, enabling participants to explore questions around engaging with climateContinue reading
‘Take a breath of fresh air’ – Festival on sustainability
Now in its third year, a one-day, free festival of sustainability in our community. Come join us for talks and discussions with key individuals and organisations covering the challenges weContinue reading
Top tips for a ‘greener’ new year
Cate Williams, Environmental Engagement Officer, shares some simple ways to care for Creation in 2024. Have you made ‘green’ New Year resolutions this year? There are so many things thatContinue reading
COP28: How Christians in the Diocese of Gloucester can get involved
COP28 is the 28th meeting of the Conference of Parties on climate change, which starts on 30 November and runs for 12 days. This year, the United Nations climate changeContinue reading
Children delight in making bat boxes at St James’ Quedgeley
As part of St James’ Quedgeley’s month family service, children enjoyed making their very own bat boxes to help care for the protected species while reflecting on the beauty ofContinue reading
Worship in the Wood at Forest Church, Minchinhampton
The Revd Gerald South, from Minchinhampton, shares how Forest Church helps people in the worshipping community connect with God’s creation. “Forest Church is not an occasion to simply hold aContinue reading
