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The first ever Bishop's Mission Order formally authorizing a new form of church is being made for Exeter Network Church, a thriving 300 strong group of Christians who meet in a school in the city.

The Bishop of Exeter, the Rt Revd Michael Langrish, will sign the order on Sunday 8 November. It will authorise the new Church as being part of the Church of England, but not within the parish system.... More >

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Society > Climate Change Action
addressing global warming through 'Shrinking the Footprint'
Stop Climate Chaos, The Wave service and march
5th December 2009 in London. Ecumenical service, 11am at Westminster Central Hall SW1H. The service and activities lead straight into the march, or ... more >
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Faith and Climate Change Seminar
Statement by Faith Leaders and Participants in the Faith and Climate Change Seminar hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace, 29 ... more >
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New Shrinking the Footprint advisor
Clare Bryden started working with Martyn Goss on 29 September 2009, to support parishes looking into measures to reduce energy consumption or to gener ... more >
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Service for Copenhagen at the Cathedral
"Climate Change and our response: a meditation in words, pictures and music", at 11.30 am on Sunday 13 December 2009. Tim Gorringe will be speaki ... more >
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ECEN Liturgical Material
”Turn, then, and live” Ezekiel 18:32 Liturgical Material on Climate Change compiled by The National Council of Churches in Denmark Climate ... more >
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World Car Free Day 22nd September 2009
Staff from the Church of England in Devon held a picnic in their car park in Exeter on World Car Free Day. Drivers were encouraged to find alternativ ... more >
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Transition Towns
What is a transition town, you may wonder. It sounds like something unachievable and so it can seem at times. The movement to start these was begun ... more >
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Resolution 14.15 Anglican Communion Environment Network
ACC 14 The Anglican Consultative Council supports the Archbishop of Canterbury in his thoughtful reflection and witness in the area of the environm ... more >
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Churches Call for Climate Justice
As the scientific evidence for the human-provoked climatic change produced by our greenhouse gas emissions gathers pace, there are some very serious r ... more >
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Old Deanery Environmental Good Practice
As part of our commitment to reduce our Carbon Footprint by 80% by 2050 we sustain the following ecological and ethical activities: Our policy is ... more >
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Renewable Energy and Churches - new guidelines produced
The Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) for the Care of Churches, in conjunction with the Diocesan Environmental Officer, Martyn Goss, and Devon Associa ... more >
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Church Green Groups
It is encouraging to see that a number of Parishes/Mission Communities are setting up Christian environmental groups locally. Sometimes these are conc ... more >
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European Church Call to Climate Change
With human-provoked Climate Change now recognised by scientists as a near certainty, Churches have a responsibility to take urgent and radical action ... more >
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Shrinking the Footprint
Shrinking the Footprint is the Church of England’s national strategic campaign to enable its members and institutions to address - in faith, practice, ... more >
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Free Light Bulbs
A limited number of low-energy light bulbs are now available to PCC Treasurers free of charge. These may be used in church buildings and consist of th ... more >
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Carbon Reduction at Home and in Church
Diocese of Exeter Shrinking the Footprint Do’s 1. Replace all incandescent lights with low-energy bulbs 2. Buy a car with a smaller ... more >
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CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION: addressing Global Warming in our churches
There is now no doubt that people and the Earth are facing the disastrous consequences of global warming, especially in poorer, more vulnerable countr ... more >
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Devon Churches Green Action
Devon Churches Green Action is a task group which promotes awareness of ecological issues among the communities/churches of Devon and encourages peopl ... more >
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Creation, Community and Church
News from Devon Churches Green Action May 2007 Editorial Albert Einstein once commented that the “splitting of the atom has changed everything ... more >
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God and Greeness
GOD AND GREENNESS Our rich understanding of God as Creator is both biblical and strong in our church teaching, but elements of this are sometim ... more >
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Green Policies
WORLD WITHOUT END is a set of papers designed to encourage Christian churches to re-examine their ecological or environmental policies and practices, ... more >
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Creation Season
An Australian group http://www.seasonofcreation.com/ has started promoting the four Sundays in Septembe ... more >
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Devon Churches Energy Network
The purpose of DeCEN is to encourage churches in Devon to develop better energy efficiency to become involved in sustainable energy initiatives and go ... more >
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