2026 is a significant year as we celebrate 25 years of A Rocha UK and 10 years of Eco Church! To mark the 10th anniversary of Eco Church, four special services will take place across England and Wales – in Liverpool, Chelmsford, Swansea and Exeter. Read the full article on the A Rocha UK website.      

Churches across all denominations in England and Wales can now register to participate in Churches Count on Nature, an annual event where people visit churchyards and record the plant and animal species they encounter. Read more, and find out how to register, in the full article on our A Rocha UK blog post here.  

Have you heard of the ‘Carbon Fast’? One of our A Rocha family organisations, Climate Stewards, is running it, and we are joining in! Read the full article on the ARUK main website.   

Looking for simple ways to take action for the climate and nature? A Rocha UK’s Eco Tips Calendar for 2026 is here to keep you and your church inspired all year long. With fresh, practical ideas each month, it’s designed to help build a lasting commitment to greener living. We’ve designed these tips to be informative, but short enough to be added to church newsletters, social media posts, or other regular communications that you use. Explore the Easy Eco Tips Calendar.     

From 1 September to 4 October, the Season of Creation is an annual, ecumenical celebration of prayer and action for creation. This year’s theme is ‘Peace with Creation’. Read on to find out more, where you can find resources for yourself and your church and a special webinar. Read the full article on A Rocha UK’s main website.     

Last week, A Rocha UK saw the 100th church achieve an impressive Eco Church gold award! Read the full article on the main A Rocha UK website here.    

  We’ve just reached an exciting milestone for our Eco denominational awards – the first ever silver award of our four denominational award schemes has been achieved. Read the full article on the main Rocha UK website here.    

Churches across all denominations in England and Wales can now register to participate in Churches Count on Nature, an annual scheme where people visit churchyards and record the plant and animal species they encounter. Read more, and find out how to register, in the full article on our A Rocha UK blog post here.  

It’s here! We’re thrilled to introduce our brand-new Eco Church Survey! Now in its ninth year, Eco Church continues to support churches across England and Wales in taking meaningful action for climate and nature. At its core, Eco Church is about people and a practical survey that guides churches, step by step, on their journey towards change. Our newly launched survey offers greater flexibility, ensuring that every church, regardless of size, setting, or resources, can take action and make a real impact. What’s new in the survey? New Pathways A key highlight of the new survey is its inclusive pathways, designed to support a wider range of church settings. Whether you’re part of a cathedral, a church with little or no land, or one without a building, the updated survey ensures everyone can get involved. Refined Categories We’ve expanded our survey categories, strengthening Worship and Teaching. This category now includes vital topics such as eco-anxiety, lament, and pastoral care, equipping churches with resources to navigate these pressing issues within their communities. Built for Today’s Climate Challenges This updated survey reflects the urgency and complexity of the climate and biodiversity crises, and is designed to match the scale of action needed. It …

As we look back over 2024, we are humbled and grateful to God for all He has done this year across the Eco Church community. We want to say a huge thank you to all the churches taking action through Eco Church to care for creation. Join us in reflecting on some of the highlights we are celebrating this year: There are now 8,000 churches registered with the Eco Church programme – that’s nearly 20% of churches across England and Wales! We have seen a huge growth in churches deepening their engagement with creation care this year. Over half of the churches registered with Eco Church have now achieved an award – that’s over 4,100 Eco Church awards, all markers of churches taking practical action to care for creation. We also hit some new milestones in 2024 with 1000 churches achieving a silver award, and 50 churches reaching gold in the summer. Half a year on, we’re now celebrating 65 churches achieving a gold award, 1,300 Silver Eco Churches, as well as over 2,750 Bronze Eco Churches! We are so encouraged by the progress of many more churches continuing through the award levels, because of all that the awards represent in practice: churches going deeper on their Eco Church journeys, having even …