We are inspired by the many churches across England and Wales who have already achieved Eco Church Awards in recognition of their efforts to care for creation. Explore some of their stories below for encouragement and ideas to implement in your own church!

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Bees at St Mildred’s Church, Whippingham on the Isle of Wight

Photo caption: A newly formed very calm swarm cluster with their new Queen. It’s just like touching candy floss –…
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Inspiration from Churches Count on Nature

Churches across all denominations in England and Wales can now register to participate in Churches Count on Nature 2024  –…
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Henllan Warm Space, St Sadwrn’s Church, Wales’ second Gold Eco Church

A Rocha UK is delighted to celebrate St Sadwrn’s Church in Henllan, Denbighshire, as the second church in Wales to…
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Transforming a paved space into a haven for wildlife – St John’s Methodist Church, Settle

St John’s Methodist Church in Settle, North Yorkshire, originally thought they had no land to include in their Eco Church…
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Church on the Hill – Taking Church outside with St Michael’s, Bishops Cleeve

In the aftermath of the pandemic lockdowns, in July 2021, we recognised that some people still felt uncomfortable coming into…
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Hear from gold-awarded Clitheroe United Reformed Church on how their Eco Church journey has transformed the lives of their congregation and impacted their local community

Clitheroe United Reformed Church is the first church in the North Western Synod to achieve a Gold Eco Church Award!…
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Creation care prayers for Great Big Green Week from High Street Baptist Church, Tring

  Thanks to High Street Baptist Church, Tring who are a gold awarded Eco Church, for sharing their prayers over…
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Connecting with God’s Creation during Lent at The Capellania Anglicana de Ibiza y Formentera

The Capellania Anglicana de Ibiza y Formentera, (also known as the English Speaking Church on Ibiza and Formentera) is a…
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Montgomery Church’s Eco Group find a creative way to think about food miles at their monthly ‘bring and share’ lunch

St Nicholas Church in Montgomery, Wales, who achieved their bronze award in 2022, thought of a creative way to share…
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“God in the beauty of Nature” from the Bryn a Mor Mission Area, St Asaph Diocese

Image: Llanasa churchyard. Photo credit Gregor Lachlann Waddel.   “…So I will build my altar in the fields. And the…
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Avenue St Andrew’s United Reformed Church share their history of caring for creation over many years, before achieving their bronze award in January 2023

Image: Members of Avenue St Andrew’s URC at a climate march in November 2021. Photo credit Bernie Collins.   Avenue…
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A pop-up cafe, revamping the village phone box, and more from silver-awarded Llanpumsaint Church, Carmarthen

Llanpumsaint Church achieved a bronze award in March 2020, continuing on their Eco Church journey to achieve their silver award…
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Hope Valley Faith and Climate Group – “Working together gives us a louder voice when we declare His love for His creation.”

We include representatives of almost all the churches in the Hope Valley in the Peak District. We realised that many…
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St Peter’s Church, Alton – Eco Project with the local cubs group

St Peter’s Church, Alton, achieved their silver award in September 2021. They shared the following story with us: We’ve had…
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Green Christmas Market – St Margaret’s Church, Horsmonden

St Margaret’s Church achieved their silver award in September 2022. Read more about their Eco Church journey here. “This will…
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Harvest at St Michael and All Angels, Ravenstone (Bronze Eco Church)

All photos were taken in the autumn around the harvest festival by Becca Riley We had a wonderful harvest festival…
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Celebrating Creationtide at Christ Church West Wimbledon (Silver Eco Church)

(Creationtide Display Board 1) Creationtide is celebrated at Christ Church West Wimbledon with an annual display of pictures and artefacts…
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Ludlow Methodist Church (Silver Eco Church) share about their Circuit’s ‘Care for Creation’ weekend on a farm

In September 2021, the Shropshire and Marches Methodist Circuit held its first Care for Creation Day Away on a farm…
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How one church counted on nature this June

(IMAGE: Buff-tip and a Privet Hawk-moth as photographed by Emily Best) Churchyards and church spaces are some of the UK’s…
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Creation care meets local mission: an Eco-Church project from Holy Trinity Claygate

‘Coming soon to a tree near you!’ was our headline on social media this February. 200 small cotton gift bags…
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Encouragement at the start of 2022 – ‘’Lots of small things’’ poem by St Luke’s, Hedge End 

St Luke’s Hedge End, who received their Silver award in December 2021, found a creative way to share their eco…
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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…
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Eco-friendly Christmas Wreaths – Pershore Abbey

This is part of a Diocese of Worcester campaign backed by Bishop Martin Gorick for churches to take a more…
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Christmas Tree Festival: Our Natural World – Hutton and Shenfield Union Church

In the summer the burning question for Hutton and Shenfield Union Church was “What shall we have as the theme…
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Christmas Tree Forest – Croxley Green Baptist Church

Croxley Green Baptist Church, a recently awarded Bronze Eco Church, has found a great way to help people wish one…
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St Mary’s East Grinstead

We hope that our efforts have converted what was a pretty sterile environment into an area where wildlife is beginning…
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Market Harborough Methodist Church

Having taken part in a local Churches Together initiative in which Eco Church featured, Market Harborough Methodist Church made the…
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St Stephen’s, Ealing

St Stephen’s Church in Ealing has long been passionate about caring for God’s world. Eco Church provided them with a…
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St Edmund’s, Roundhay

As winners of the Eco-Congregation Award (the precursor to Eco Church), St Edmund’s, Roundhay embraced Eco Church as a means…
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St John’s, Waterloo

Dealing with an old building and engaging the congregation in entering a ‘personal ecological conversion’ were the biggest challenges faced…