And God said, ‘... be responsible for all the animals on the earth’....(Genesis 1)


We here at Latton take very seriously our responsibility to care for all God’s creatures and make a point of supporting a couple of animal charities each year. We also support the wildlife in our churchyard and vicarage garden

In 2020 we won a national award from the Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals (ASWA) for being an animal friendly church.


https://www.aswa.org.uk

We hold an annual animal service where people bring their pets and receive an individual blessing. This is on the Sunday nearest to 4th October, which is Animal Welfare Sunday. It’s also the feast day of St Francis of Assisi who loved all God’s creatures and is the patron saint of animals.

Why not join us one year ?

We’ve given God’s blessing to dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, tarantula’s, snakes, snails, hamsters, guinea pigs and all sorts. It’s wonderful

Come and see.

One member of our church volunteers with the Essex Bat Group who regularly rescue bats and care for them long or short term until they are well and can be safely released.

https://essexbatgroup.org/need-help