Eco Church
Our Eco Church timeline
• Mar 2020, following District recommendation, our Church Council voted to register for Eco Church
• First pass answering the Eco Church survey questions but updating of “need to find out” answers delayed due to pandemic
• Jan 2021, Eco Group of 6 church members formed to complete the survey and promote eco matters within the church
• Mar 2021 Received an Energy Efficiency report (Building) from SevernWye Energy Agency
• Jul 2021, applied for Silver award
· Aug 2021 received our Silver award
· May 2022 started a new survey with a view to achieving Gold
Our Eco Group Organisation
• The group meets on an ad-hoc basis, usually by zoom
• The group reports to Church Council
• The group submits ideas to both the Property and Finance Committee and Ministry and Mission Committee
• Each member of the group brings skills in particular areas
Some of Our Eco Church steps
Within each of the 5 Eco Church areas:
• Worship and Teaching
Although
Eco subjects are often included in services, we have four Sundays a year that
are specifically Eco themed; January – Climate Sunday, April – Earth Day,
August – Creation Day, October - Harvest
• Buildings
We
are contracted with a green energy supplier and have switched all lighting to
LED
• Land
We only have a small outside space but have a
wildflower area and have plans to add a small wildlife pond
• Community and Global Engagement
We produce Eco themed articles that promote earth’s stewardship to the congregation and wider community. We encourage church users to minimize energy use and environmental impact
• Lifestyle
We are a Fairtrade church and have twinned all out toilets. Our church rooms are used by a variety of outside groups
The choices of what to do to help our environment can often seem overwhelming, so we encourage individuals to take a few steps to change their habits and behaviours, every step counts, no matter how small.