Hope for Creation

Join us at Hope for Creation to discover practical solutions, inspiring stories and new opportunities for climate action. Hear from experts, eco-theologians, grant funders and churches that are already leading the way.

The conference is being subsidised thanks to the Scottish Episcopal Church and Ecclesiastical Insurance sponsorship. If cost remains a barrier, please get in touch with your Diocese or the Net Zero Team: Contact – Net Zero Portal

Please book your ticket for one or both days. A full conference ticket includes tea & coffee and lunch on Day 1 and tea & coffee on Day 2. Please also book a conference dinner ticket - this will help avoid food waste as we will only cater for those that can make the dinner.

Overnight accommodation for 20th October can be booked directly at a discounted price (£87) with Stirling Court Hotel, using the code 330103: Stirling Court Hotel

There are lots of other accommodation options in Stirling with regular 10 min UniLink bus connections to the University campus: Getting here | University of Stirling

Breakout Sessions will be available during the morning and afternoon on Day 1 and the morning of Day 2.

• Funding Conversation featuring Benefact Trust, National Lottery Heritage Fund, National Lottery Community Fund and Historic Environment Scotland
• Solutions for Sustainable Heritage Buildings: The Questions Before the Solutions with Adrian Fox, Environment and Sustainability Officer for the Church of England
• Storytelling Seminars showcasing Pilot and Pioneer church projects from around the Scottish Episcopal Church
• Community Energy Conversation with Community Energy Scotland, Pure Leapfrog and local church case studies
• Biodiversity Workshop with Harriet Carty from Caring for God’s Acre
• Carbon Footprints and Contributions with Caroline Pomeroy, Director of Climate Stewards
• Creation Care, Mission and Intercession with the team from the YWAM Creation Care Hub

Info: Alastair McIntosh is a Quaker who was raised in a Presbyterian context on the Isle of Lewis. He is a human ecologist, is an honorary professor at the University of Glasgow, and has been an honorary fellow in divinity at the University of Edinburgh.

Info: Join Fintan Hurley (Eco-Congregation Scotland and Catholic), Jo Chamberlain (Church of England), Julia Edwards (Church in Wales), Hamish Leese (Methodist), Mark Charlesworth (Catholic) and Adrian Shaw (Eco-Congregation Scotland and European Christian Environmental Network) for a discussion around how different church denominations are responding to the climate emergency and how we can support one another.

Info: David is Tutor in Theology and Study Skills at the Scottish Episcopal Institute.

Info: Laura is an award winning climate activist, environmental scientist, and ethical influencer. Laura’s social media platforms continue to grow, creating a community of activists. She was named in The King’s Foundation’s 35 under 35 network, and was awarded the Scottish Influencer of the Year for 2024/5 for her work.

Info: Paul Franklin, Principal Risk Management Surveyor at Ecclesiastical Insurance, will cover some of the risk management considerations that you ought to be thinking about as we look to make our buildings more sustainable, outlining some of the challenges that sustainable materials and methods can present to insurers, with simple measures that can be put in place to manage these.

Info: Bishop Ian is the Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and the convenor of the Provincial Environment Group.

Info: Bishop David is the Bishop of Argyll & The Isles

Event venue & nearby stays

Stirling Court Hotel, Airthrey Road, Stirling, United Kingdom

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