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Gathering 2019 Energy Data. Thank you for filling in the Energy Footprint Tool! Your data will help your church get a clearer picture of its carbon footprint - and will help the diocese to understand churches' needs better.
Ways for churches to save energy and money. The church energy audit programmes conducted by Oxford and Leeds dioceses and the National Church have resulted in some key learnings about how churches can best save carbon - and money.
Funding for Energy Efficiency Work. Is your church undertaking some energy efficiency plans - and looking for funding? Here are some thoughts on first steps Diocesan Grants Implementation Grants If you've had a diocesan energy audit, you're eligible to apply for an implementation grant up to the cost of the audit.
An urban Eco Church. It would be easy for inner-city parishes to dismiss Eco Church awards as a project for churches in leafy, rural areas with large churchyards.
A number of commentators on social media have said that the core message of a film by the Bishop of Reading is pantheistic or panentheistic.
Church Energy Audit Programme Launches. The diocese is helping churches access both expert energy efficiency advice tailored to their building and small grants towards implementing the advisors' energy efficiency recommendations.
Creationtide: Caring for Our World. As we move into Creationtide we look at the importance of caring for the world - locally and globally - which is already beginning to suffer the impacts of climate change.
Eco classroom kickstarts school expansion. WORK on an innovative, modular eco-classroom as part of a plan to expand an 'outstanding' church school in Oxfordshire is well underway.
Partnering with other people in care for creation can be an important part of a church's witness and outreach.
The roles of honey bees. As Creationtide draws to a close, the Revd Caroline Windley reflects on the link between the different roles of honey bees in their hive and the different gifts and roles that Christians have within the Church.