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!
St John’s Methodist Church, Settle – Church land transformation
St John’s Methodist Church in Settle, North Yorkshire, originally thought they had no land to include in their Eco Church…
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…
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!…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Market Harborough Methodist Church
Having taken part in a local Churches Together initiative in which Eco Church featured, Market Harborough Methodist Church made the…
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…
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…
St John’s, Waterloo
Dealing with an old building and engaging the congregation in entering a ‘personal ecological conversion’ were the biggest challenges faced…
Salisbury Cathedral
Commenting on Salisbury Cathedral’s success in gaining a Bronze Eco Church Award, Canon Treasurer, Robert Titley said: ‘We believe that…
Streetly Methodist Church
Having replaced an old heating system with new one fuelled by a biomass boiler, Streetly Methodist Church began thinking about…
Wymondham Abbey
Wymondham Abbey in Norfolk received a Bronze Eco Church Award in July 2016. Hilary Hunter describes some of the work…