The six organisations featured here are all non-denominational and work with churches and Christians in the UK.

A Rocha UK

A Rocha UK is part of the worldwide family of A Rocha organisations committed to nature conservation as an expression of Christian mission. They run a number of programmes, of which Eco Church is probably the most well known. Their Wild Christian community supports families and individuals, helping them to enjoy, nurture and defend nature in their own homes and communities, and by campaigning. The Partners in Action network includes their own nature reserves, Foxearth Meadows and Wolf Fields, which are also demonstration sites to inspire and enable others to manage small or larger areas of land for the benefit of people and nature.

The John Ray Initiative

JRI is an educational charity with a vision to bring together scientific and Christian understandings of the environment in a way that can be widely communicated and lead to effective action. It runs the Christian Rural and Environmental Studies (CRES) course, which is a two year distance learning programme which provides an opportunity to study rural and environmental issues from a Christian viewpoint. It publishes regular Briefing Papers which provide information and commentary on a wide range of topics, as well as blog posts and book reviews.

Operation Noah

Operation Noah works to inspire action on the climate crisis. They run the Bright Now campaign which calls for churches to divest from fossil fuels. They also initiated the Climate Sunday programme which encourages churches to hold climate themed services, make commitments to take action and use their voice to campaign for stronger climate action.

Green Christian

Green Christian describe themselves as a community of ordinary Christians from all backgrounds and traditions seeking to relate living more sustainable lifestyles to their faith. They run the Joy in Enough programme which advocates for a fair and green economy. Their Borrowed Time initiative focuses on pastoral care in a climate and ecological crisis.

Young Christian Climate Network

YCCN is an action-focused community of young Christians in the UK aged 18-30, pursuing climate justice. In 2020, YCCN organised a Relay pilgrimage to COP26, mobilising churches and individuals across the UK to walk and pray for climate justice. Their political focus was on climate finance: communicating through MPs, to demand that the UK government pushed for a COP that prioritised the financial needs of climate-vulnerable developing nations.

Tearfund

Tearfund is a Christian charity with over 50 years of experience in international development around the world. Their climate campaigning focuses on injustice, as the climate crisis is hitting the poorest people the hardest and threatens to push millions more into poverty. The Climate Emergency Toolkit provides a practical way for churches to respond to the climate crisis. They have also produced a series of films for small groups and you can sign up for SMS prayer updates straight to your phone.