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United Reformed Church urged to support Radio 4 appeal for rural communities

March 05, 2010 By: Coordinator Category: News

United Reformed Church congregations are being asked to support a Radio 4 appeal for the Arthur Rank Centre, a Christian charity which supports rural communities and churches. Read more

The Stop Climate Chaos Coalition needs YOU!

March 03, 2010 By: Coordinator Category: News

We are looking for an intelligent, enthusiastic and dedicated office intern who can work on a range of tasks supporting the coordination of the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition. Read more

Children’s Book competition – RESULT

March 02, 2010 By: Coordinator Category: Children and Youth, News

Congratulations to:

Sue Gaughan of Birmingham
Stephanie Gray of Douglas, Isle of Man
David Howe of Heanor
Jackie Irwin of Douglas, Isle of Man
and Alan Wickens of Ashton under Lyne

Copies of ‘It’s My World Too’ and ‘The Good Green Footprint’ are on there way to you now.

The Green Pages and the Creation Challenge network teamed up with the publisher Lion Children’s to offer you a chance to win one of 5 sets of It’s My World Too and The Good Green Footprint, by just answering a simple question.

For more information about Lion Children’s selection of green books, visit http://www.lionhudson.com/green

URC “green church” is feted by politicians

February 28, 2010 By: Coordinator Category: Church Buildings / Manses, News

Redland Park United Reformed Church in Bristol has such strong eco-credentials that politicians are flocking there to see how it’s done. Read more

WCC calls on churches to “renew efforts” for a fair climate deal

February 28, 2010 By: Coordinator Category: Campaigns, News

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has called on the whole ecumenical family to keep pushing the international community for a “fair, ambitious and binding agreement” on climate change, in view of the UN climate summit to take place in Mexico in December. Read more

World churches’ chief wants faiths to work together on climate change

February 25, 2010 By: Coordinator Category: Campaigns, News, Study/Theology

Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and Muslims could join Christians in persuading global leaders to agree to ambitious and sustainable goals at the next international talks on climate change if they joined forces, says the newly appointed General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. Read more

COPENHAGEN AND THE CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS

February 17, 2010 By: Coordinator Category: Campaigns, Carbon Footprint, Study/Theology

Read a detailed analysis of where we stand after the Copenhagen climate change conference by John Ray Initiative President, Sir John Houghton. Read more

Churches in Transition

February 16, 2010 By: Coordinator Category: Campaigns, Carbon Footprint, News

Christian Ecology Link have launched a support network for “Churches in Transition”, part of the Transition Towns movement, and has held a major national conference on the transition to low carbon lives.

Churches in Transition (CiT) is a broad interdenominational alliance of people who hear the call to cut carbon emissions and prepare for increasing scarcity of oil. Read more

ECEN Report on Copenhagen

February 15, 2010 By: Coordinator Category: Campaigns, Study/Theology

Marijke van Duin, co-ordinator of the ECEN working group on climate change, attended COP15 in Copenhagen. Her report is now available – Read more.

Theology for the preservation of biodiversity

February 15, 2010 By: Coordinator Category: Study/Theology

In this article Anders Melin looks at what the theology of Thomas Aquinas teaches about biodiversity and considers how it might be built upon. Read more.