By working with people and organisations beyond Church of England Birmingham on the climate and nature crises, we both amplify all our voices and actions and demonstrate to the wider world our care for all of God’s creation.
Below are details of some of the organisations with which Christians in Birmingham are working.
West Midlands Combined Authority, WMCA
Request their Bulletin by email, topics include: Carbon Literacy Training, Transport, Homes and the Net Zero targets.
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Footsteps: Faiths for a Low Carbon Future
Footsteps represents the six main faith communities in Birmingham: Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh. Its aim is to help them work, singly and together, to reduce their carbon footprints and preserve the biodiversity of the planet. It is a project of the Birmingham Council of Faiths Footsteps is currently involved in GrassRoutes – Footsteps which promotes and funds eco-action initiatives from local faith communities.
A Rocha Eco Church
A Rocha UK (ARUK) is a Christian charity working for the protection and restoration of the natural world by mobilising Christians and churches in the UK to care for the environment.
Birmingham Anglican Climate Action (BACA)
Birmingham Anglican Climate Action is a group of Christians in the Birmingham Diocese concerned with climate change. Its members help churches take part in Eco Church and climate action generally. Membership is open to all.
Christian Climate Action
Christian Climate Action is a community of Christians supporting each other to take meaningful action in the face of climate breakdown. They carry out acts of public witness, nonviolent protest and civil disobedience to urge those in power to make the changes needed.
Climate Action Network West Midlands
The network brings together individuals, communities and organisations, suggesting actions to protect our climate from global warming, ranging from personal to local, national and global.
Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion is an international movement, that began in the UK, that uses non-violent civil disobedience in an attempt to halt mass extinction and minimise the risk of social collapse. There is an active group in Birmingham.
Birmingham Friends of the Earth
Running since 1973 and based in The Warehouse in Digbeth, the organisation campaigns on local issues and national and global issues, as part of the Friends of the Earth network. The Birmingham group is one of the biggest groups in the network, which has campaigning groups in over 170 communities across the country. Friends of the Earth also has a large international network of environmental groups, with affiliates in 75 countries worldwide.
Green Christian
Green Christian is a community of ordinary Christians from all backgrounds and traditions, aiming to care for creation through prayer, living simply, public witness, campaigning and mutual encouragement. The organisation exists to share green insights with Christians and to offer Christian insights to the wider Green movement.
Greenpeace
Founded in 1971, Greenpeace has a presence in 40 countries, investigating, documenting and exposing the causes of environmental destruction. They work to bring about change by lobbying, consumer pressure and mobilising members of the general public, taking peaceful direct action to protect the Earth and promote solutions for a green and peaceful future. There is a network of 50+ local groups across the UK, including an active group in Birmingham
Operation Noah
Operation Noah, was set up in the UK in 2004, to provide a Christian response to the climate crisis. It works with all Christian denominations and supports interfaith work on climate change causes, impacts and solutions. It is faith-motivated, science-informed and hope-inspired.