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How your church can become an Eco Church

First published on: 5th April 2024

By using schemes like ARocha’s Eco Church, Churches are taking the lead in caring for God's creation. The program equips churches to integrate sustainable practices into worship, buildings, land management, community engagement, and individual lifestyles.

5 steps to becoming an eco church

Easter highlights from across Guildford Diocese

First published on: 4th April 2024

What do penguins and pirates have to do with Easter? Churches get creative sharing the Easter Story.


Making a difference to a real world problem

First published on: 3rd April 2024

Christ Church Epsom became an Eco Church in 2018. In 2019 they were awarded the Bronze Award and in 2022 the Silver. The church is collectively committed to living in harmony with God’s creation.

Making a different to a real world problem

Children feel closer to God when churches partner with the local school

First published on: 3rd April 2024

How do you help children feel closer to God? Our research shows that when churches partner with the local school they do just that. In 80% of the schools surveyed all the children said that when people from the local church visit the school, they feel closer to God.

Growing faith

It’s a full house for Justin Welby at ‘Speaker’s Corner’

First published on: 3rd April 2024

The Archbishop of Canterbury is the latest guest to be interviewed and face questions from the floor at St Paul’s Camberley.

Archbishop Justin Welby being interviewed by Tim Cross

Seven ways you can care for creation

First published on: 27th March 2024

Here are seven steps your church can take as we head towards the Church of England's target to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030.

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Asking big questions is good for children

First published on: 26th March 2024

A recent study by the Diocese of Guildford has found that the greater the involvement from a church in a school, the greater the children are aware of their own, and the world’s, strengths, wonder, and beauty.

Growing faith

Introducing our new Net Zero Programme Manager

First published on: 24th March 2024

We're pleased to announce Steve Collins as our Net Zero Programme Manager and share how his role will help us as we journey to Net Carbon Zero by 2030.

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Cathedral and Diocese join for a Key Stage 1 Eco-Day

First published on: 22nd March 2024

The Education Teams at Guildford Cathedral and the Diocese joined to host eco-champions from 15 CofE schools at their annual Eco-Day.

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The Right Reverend Michael Adie

First published on: 20th March 2024

It is with deep sadness that news reached us of the death of the Right Reverend Michael Edgar Adie CBE, Bishop of Guildford from 1983-1994.

The Right Reverend Michael Adie
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