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.
Keinton Mandeville Church Snowdrop Extraviganza brings community together for a day to learn about nature and conservation
20 people from across the Taunton Archdeaconry and beyond gathered in glorious sunshine on Saturday morning in the churchyard at St James Church, Taunton.
The first episode of Lower Carbon, Higher Power with Bishop Michael as the first guest, is available to listen to now.
Revd Gill Sakakini, will take to the catwalk with her design as part of the wearable art fashion show taking place during the Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival.
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St. John the Evangelist Church in Highbridge took a fresh approach to their Christingle celebration by cutting down on the waste traditionally left behind Instead, they introduced an innovative “almost fully edible” Christingle and made angel wings from recycled milk containers.
Centred around a wildlife photography competition that attracted close to 500 entries, the festival provided an opportunity to come together to think about and pray for creation.
Report highlights progress on Church of England’s ambition to reach net zero carbon
