Registration is now open for Churches Count on Nature (June 4-12)
Churches Count on Nature is a unique opportunity for those who love their churchyards and church spaces to take part…
St Mary’s Ticehurst achieves an Eco Church Gold Award
The rural church of St Mary the Virgin in Ticehurst, East Sussex, has become the first in Chichester Diocese to…
Go Green (er) for Lent
How can we become better at caring for creation and improving our lives and the lives of others through healthy,…
100% Eco Dioceses registered and EcoChurch reaches further in Wales and North of England
Image of Salisbury Cathedral by: Ash Mills A milestone we celebrate at the start of 2022 is the exciting news…
The 12 Days of a Green(er) Christmas
A 12 days of Christmas poem for some green inspiration, written by Jean Burrows, a member of the Eco Church…
2021 Reflections: Celebrating major milestones and future plans for Eco Church
By November, more than 4,300 churches had registered as Eco Churches since its launch in 2016. This took it ‘over…
Ideas for a greener Christmas
Share your best tips for an eco-friendly Christmas in the comments! With thanks to Eco Church All Saints’ Church, Harpenden.…
Beacon of Hope ahead of COP26: 4,000 Eco Churches announced, Lindley Methodist Church, Huddersfield
We’re thrilled to announce Lindley Methodist Church in Huddersfield as their 4,000th Eco Church. Lindley Methodist Church signed up to…
Salisbury Cathedral is the first Cathedral to achieve an Eco-Church Gold Award
Photographer: Ash Mills On Wednesday 16 June Salisbury Cathedral became the first cathedral in the UK to achieve a Gold…
University of Winchester Chapel First to win Gold
The Chapel at the University of Winchester has won a Gold Eco Church Award for its work in sustainability. It…
Diocese of Llandaff has been awarded the Bronze Eco Diocese Award
We’re thrilled to announce that the Diocese of Llandaff has been awarded the Bronze Eco Diocese Award, the first Bronze…
GOING BEYOND BRONZE
Sat 8th May, 10am-1pm – online event – £5+booking fee, concession available. Join this event for a morning of inspirational…
Eco Church 5th Anniversary – Bishop Nick’s Sermon
We are very grateful to Bishop Nicholas for joining us for our online EC 5th anniversary service and for sharing…
Churches launch nature count to assess biodiversity within “National Park” of churchyards
Hundreds of churches have already signed up to a week-long ‘nature count’ occurring this summer, which will encourage people to…
URC West Midlands Synod achieves first Eco Synod award
Congratulations to the United Reformed Church West Midlands Synod which has become the first across the denomination to achieve an…
Eco Church turns five – celebrate with us!
On 26 January Eco Church became five years old. Covid has prevented a face to face ‘birthday party’, but on…
Beacons of hope: Eco Church approves 1000th award as church wakes up to environmental responsibility
A Rocha UK is pleased to announce that Hereford Cathedral is the recipient of its Eco Church scheme’s 1,000th award…
Eco church conference Saturday October 10th
Please join us for our forthcoming online Eco Church conference on 10 October hosted by St Albans. Register here.…
Climate Sunday
Could your church host a Climate Sunday anytime between September 6 2020 and September 4 2021?…
Green Communion 2020
Join with other churches to celebrate Creation Time and hold a Green Communion in September. Download your free resources here.…
Eco Church has left the building!
A Rocha UK are encouraged to see that many Eco Churches have been as busy as bees during the lockdown…
Eco Church conference updates
Please save the date for Eco Church autumn conferences being held in St Albans on 10 October and Manchester on…
Eco Church: Working Together to Net Zero
Eco Church – working together to net zero.…
First Eco Circuit Award Achieved
A Rocha UK are delighted to announce that the Winchester, Eastleigh & Romsey circuit has achieved a Bronze Award as…
From Bronze to Gold in one year – St Helen’s, Isle of Wight receives Eco Church Gold!
A small village church in the rural parish of St Helens has become the first church on the Isle of…
First United Reformed Church to achieve Eco Gold Award
Congratulations to St John’s Marsh Green for achieving their Eco Gold Award. St John’s are the first URC church to…
‘Our work does not stop here.’ Christ Church Toxteth Park achieve Eco Church Gold.
Congratulations to Christ Church on their Eco Church Gold award!…
First Quaker Meeting House to achieve Eco Gold Award
We are thrilled to announce that the seventh Eco Church Gold award goes to Cotteridge Quakers. Importantly, this is the…
Green Communion 2019
Join with other churches to celebrate Creation Time and hold a Green Communion in September. Download your free resources here.…
First Methodist Church to achieve Eco Church Gold Award
We’re delighted to announce that Stratford-Upon-Avon Methodist Church has become the first Methodist Church in the country to receive a Gold…