Diocesan Environmental Engagement Officer, the Revd Dr Cate Williams reflects on COP27 and how our churches and communities can be part of the solution. As the COP27 discussions continue, weContinue reading
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“People of hope can change the world”: Cate Williams
Cate Williams, Environmental Engagement Officer, wrote a ‘Thought for the Week’ to the Gloucestershire Citizen newspaper (as printed in the Citizen 11 November 2022) ‘As we go to print, theContinue reading
Gloucester Diocesan Synod commits to no fossil fuel investment
As politicians from around the world gathered to look at the international response to the environmental crisis at COP27, Diocesan Synod made a key commitment statement. Diocesan Environmental Engagement Officer,Continue reading
Women at the Well interfaith group – sharing faith through art
In January 2021, an open invitation went out for Muslim and Christian women in Gloucestershire to come to a community-led group. They would get to know each other, read storiesContinue reading
Taking Eco Church In An Hour to the next level
We’ve had the latest statistics back from Eco Church and nearly one-third of churches in the Diocese of Gloucester are registered for their Eco Church Award. 114 churches have takenContinue reading
Bishop gets eco tips from Shurdington School
Bishop Robert visited Shurdingon Church of England Primary School to chat with the children about their views on the environment.
Small things making a big difference – how to get started with Eco Church in an Hour
Register your church and pledge one hour per week to help make your church greener Has your church discovered new ways to care for your environment through Eco Church? DoContinue reading
Introducing Chris Langham, the Deanery Eco Advisor for the Severn Vale Deanery
A childhood spent in the densely populated city of Portsmouth led Chris to a lifelong love of the great outdoors and a sense of responsibility for caring for the planet.Continue reading
Eco campaigner Josie lights up her school
PV panels have been fitted to the roof of Bussage Church of England Primary School after a 10-year-old schoolgirl inspired her local community to take action on the environment. JosieContinue reading
Churches celebrate Messy Church Goes Wild Roadshow launch
Messy Church Goes Wild was officially launched at the Christian Adventure Centre in Viney Hill on Saturday. It’s the latest offering from the Bible Reading Fellowship’s popular Messy Church, butContinue reading
#EcoChurchInAnHour Caring for the environment
Bishop Robert meets the Assistant Operations Director at Trinity Cheltenham, Marion David, to talk about how care for the environment runs through everything they do as a church at Trinity.
School creates Spiritual Garden with Hibiscus Project grant
As part of its commitment to become an Eco School, Shurdington Church of England Primary School applied to The Hibiscus Project for funds to create a Spiritual Garden in theContinue reading
#EcoChurchInAnHour Caring for creation through worship
How can worship help us to live out our care for the environment? Bishop Robert speaks to the Revd Andrew Blythe from Trinity Cheltenham about how worship through music and prayer connects to our stewardship of creation.
#EcoChurchInAnHour: Supporting Kenyan farmers
In the next of our Eco Church In An Hour videos, Bishop Robert speaks to Dave Rowe from Trinity Cheltenham about his church’s links with North West Kenya.
Baptism and confirmation services get ‘greener’
For the first time, churches are able to invite people who are being baptised and confirmed to make pledges to care for the planet as part of their baptismal vows.Continue reading
Change to faculty rules helps make churches greener
The rules around doing work on churches have changed today (1 July 2022), to help the Church of England achieve net-zero carbon by 2030. Parishes will now be expected toContinue reading
Greening Tetbury: Churches lead on climate change action
Tetbury churches are working together, across denominations, to drive positive community partnership, for the environment. Their goal is to get the whole local community to take action on climate change.Continue reading
Stow’s ancient trees dedicated to HM The Queen
The picturesque trees framing the door of St Edward’s Church in Stow have been selected to be dedicated to the Queen as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Green CanopyContinue reading
Eco pod homes for vulnerable people
“These homes are the sort of transformation I want to be part of – the sort of world I want to be living in.”
Eco Church In An Hour: A ‘tweet’ for the birds
Caring for wildlife is an integral part of #EcoChurchInAnHour Jon shows Bishop Robert the bird boxes that the church in Daglingworth has put up around the churchyard. They have madeContinue reading
Faith in a time of climate change
Getting inspired about climate change, by the Revd Simon Witcombe, Senior Chaplain, University of Gloucestershire “You know you’re getting old when you remember the person coming to give the annualContinue reading
Eco Church in an Hour: Flower power
Former florist Julia shares how flowers are powering her move to a greener church.
Video: Energy Footprint Tool 2023
What’s your church’s energy footprint?
To help our Diocese get to net-zero carbon by 2030, find your church’s energy footprint with this handy tool.
