On Sunday 25 January, Bishop Michael joined a packed congregation at St Michael and All Angels church in Flax Bourton, to celebrate their fantastic achievement in being the first church in our diocese to be awarded the A Rocha Gold Eco Church Award.
The Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) is now open for submissions. Completing the EFT is part of our shared journey to net zero and supports the Church’s fifth mark of mission, to care for creation.
In 2018 our community in Middlezoy came together to consider how best to commemorate the anniversary of the end of WW1.
The school has been awarded a Level 5 Outstanding from the RHS for it's work in the school garden.
Taunton Minster has been awarded £18,000 as part of a Demonstrator Grant to help it move towards becoming a net zero carbon church.
Across our diocese church communities have been gathering together to celebrate Harvest and give thanks for God's provision.
St Michael’s Church, Flax Bourton, praised creativity and genuine passion for caring for creation by environmental charity A Rocha UK.
Members of Keinton Mandeville Church joined forces to record species of insects, plants, trees, and birds. The event, which was held as part of the monthly Faith and Fun all ages service, is part of their Eco Church journey.
On Sunday the 21 September Orchard Grove Church and All Saints Church in Trull held a joint celebration at a local farm. More than 100 people of all ages gathered together to worship.
People from across our diocese with a care for the environment came together at Flourish House, Wells on Monday, 22 September, for a Service of Celebration for Creation. Bishop Michael joined the diocesan environmental team and environmental champions from across the diocese to reflect on environmental matters and celebrate God’s wonderful creation.
More than450 entries are received for the Nature Photography competition celebrating and giving thanks for God's wonderful earth.
Bishop Michael has responded to the climate protest held at Bath Abbey on Saturday.
St John's Church Keynsham, is awarded a £15,000 grant towards the cost of its new environmental heating system.
The eco-arts festival in Shepton Mallet celebrates the waterways of Somerset and the plant and animal life they support
St John’s Church, Clevedon hosts sustainable flower festival
Faced with a broken heating system in its large medieval building, St John the Baptist Church in Keynsham launched a plan to install a cutting-edge, environmentally-friendly replacement and has already raised an impressive £110,000 in under a year.
God’s generosity can be witnessed in the most unexpected ways and places
More than 120 people working to look after the environment across the Church of England gathered at the headquarters of the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge to share ideas and learnings.
Major transformation works, funded by the a grant from the Archbishop's Council, means the previously costly to run and difficult to heat rectory is now a net zero carbon property.
What began as a simple idea to create a community garden has now grown into something much more and is playing an important role in community wellbeing.
