Ten day vigil for climate change to kick off in London on Ash Wednesday
Norwich, UK A special 10 day Lenten vigil for climate change kicks off in London on Ash Wednesday. It has been organised by a coalition compromising Christian Aid, CAFOD, The Salvation Army, A Rocha UK, Christian Climate Action, Tearfund, Green Christian, Operation Noah and JPIT, a Baptist Union, Methodist Church and United Reformed church team […]
In the UK, all of the Church of England dioceses join eco initiative
UK All 42 dioceses within the Church of England have signed up as ‘Eco Dioceses’ in order to reach carbon net zero by 2030, the church has announced. The Eco Church initiative was launched in 2016 and is run by Christian conservation charity A Rocha UK in partnership with Christian Aid, the Church of England, the Methodist […]
Lindley Methodist Church becomes UK’s 4000th ‘Eco Church’
Lindley, Huddersfield, UK Lindley Methodist Church in Huddersfield, England, has become the 4,000th Eco Church, conservation charity A Rocha UK has announced in a milestone which comes as the UN COP26 climate negotiations began in Glasgow this week. Helen Stephens, church relations manager for A Rocha UK, said the organisation was “thrilled to welcome the 4000th church to the […]
1000 churches now signed up to UK ‘Eco Church’ initiative
A church in the UK has become the 1000th in the country to join A Rocha UK’s Eco Church initiative. Under the Eco Church initiative, which was launched in 2016, churches which register are encouraged to take action to improve their environmental sustainability, from switching to a green energy company or using Fairtrade tea and […]
SIGHT-SEEING: BEES AND THE BIBLE – AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP PREVENT ‘COLONY COLLAPSE’
Writing from New Mexico in the US, BRIAN NIXON, in an article first published by ASSIST News Service, looks at why Christians should care about the fate of bees…
CONVERSATIONS: ROGER JAENSCH, A ROCHA AUSTRALIA
Global Christian conservation organisation, A Rocha, has come to Australia. DAVID ADAMS catches up with president Roger Jaensch…