A Sustainable Travel Toolkit to support our Parish Churches and Fresh Expressions
17th May 2021New resources for the Diocese of Leicester
News & Stories
Giant planet Earth art to hang in Leicester Cathedral
22nd April 2021The Gaia installation will be on display in the Cathedral from 17 May- 6 June and aims inspire awe, wonder and humility and to invite us to ask ourselves why God has given us this beautiful environment, as well as to spark conversations about climate change.
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Sue's Everyday Faith
19th November 2020Sue is a keen walker and lifelong lover of nature. She worships in the Ironstone benefice – a rural group of churches near Melton – and was called by God to create a thriving woodland near her home as a legacy for the planet
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Sharing resources from the Christian Climate Conference
26th October 2020On Saturday 5 September young people from around Leicester and Leicestershire coordinated a Christian Climate Conference open to people from any faith background on Zoom. Slides from the event can be found here along with a resource bank that has been put together by the team behind the event. It includes worship resources, recommended podcasts, books, films and online content. This resource bank links to many of the themes and workshop topics explored on the day but it is hoped it will be used widely by all in the diocese.
Doxecology - creation, ecology & Christian hope
21st September 2020Jon Barrett chats with Joel Payne from Resound Worship about their new album Doxecology.
How faith and acting on climate change are linked
4th June 2020Erica is 16 years old, a Christian and a climate activist. She sits on the Bishop's Youth Council and the Diocesan Environmental Group, as well as being a prominent figure in the youth movement, Climate Strike Leicester.
Registering to work towards becoming an Eco Diocese
4th June 2020The diocese has registered with awarding body A Rocha to become an Eco Diocese within the next two years. Read to find out how some churches are making steps forward as part of this commitment.
How church school children took eco action into their own hands
30th May 2020South Kilworth School's winter project to plant trees
How one deanery began encouraging congregations to consider Eco Church
27th May 2020An outline of how Akeley East deanery is helping churches think about being greener
Seeking Environment Champions in Every Deanery
6th March 2020As we step up our care for God's creation, the Diocesan Environment Group is hoping to recruit eager participants from each deanery.
