Oakshaw Trinity Church, in Paisley in the United Reformed Church National Synod of Scotland, has been awarded an Eco-Congregation Scotland Silver Award.

Eco-Congregation Scotland is a movement of Scottish churches, of all denominations and of none, committed to addressing environmental issues through their life and mission.

The Silver award recognises the church’s work and care for creation.

Dame Margaret Seward, a former Secretary of Richmond Hill St Andrew's United Reformed Church in Dorset, and pioneer in the British dental sector, has died aged 86.

She was the first Dame within the profession, the first female resident dental house surgeon at The London Hospital, the first woman to be elected to the dentists’ governing body the General Dental Council, its first female president, and the first female to be named Chief Dental Officer for England, and the second woman to be elected President of the British Dental Association.

The Young Christian Climate Network (YCCN) has embarked on an ambitious relay across the UK to raise the message of climate justice ahead of COP26.

YCNN will carrying the sail of a unique boat it has constructed, inscribed with the message “Rise to the Moment”.

The relay, supported by Christian Aid and many others, kicked off in Cornwall after the G7 Summit in June and is gradually making its way through Great Britain with the aim of reaching Glasgow, the host city of COP26, in November.