ECOCHURCH

We are working towards being an Eco Church.
By signing up to improve both the environmental efficiency and sustainability of our church buildings, church life and encouraging our church to care for the world entrusted to us, we hope to both demonstrate sound stewardship and encourage others to care for the environment.

EcoChurch is an award scheme for churches in England and Wales who want to demonstrate that the gospel is good news for God’s earth.

For 2022 we have set ourselves the following targets:

WORSHIP

In our newsletters and social media we will include items relating to caring for God’s earth.

BUILDINGS

We will encourage natural wildlife on our church land. We will grow plants on our land that benefit birds, bees & butterflies. We will create a management plan for the land we are responsible for.

LAND

We will encourage natural wildlife on our church land. We will grow plants on our land that benefit birds, bees & butterflies. We will create a management plan for the land we are responsible for.

COMMUNITY

We will support or host a ‘Green Fair’

LIFESTYLE

Once we have completed some of the above, we will encourage members of our church to undertake their own carbon footprint audit and potentially reduce their personal consumption.

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FUTURE MEETINGS

Monday 6th June 7.30pm at HBC – FOCUS: Planning and organising the Eco Harvest Event and filming/sharing stories of areas of our lives that we wish to talk about.
Wednesday 12th October 7.30pm at HBC – FOCUS: Completing the ecochurch questionnaire for the award & looking at what 2023 should include

ON-GOINGLY

Would you like to research an area? e.g. carbon footprints, tips for the year; collecting stories; content for the webpage; helping children/youth make shelters; generate ‘a library of things and skills’ or something you are interested in?

TASKS

Contribute content and encouragements to add in the news-sheet?
Investigate living roof or living wall?
Investigate conservation area guidelines, maybe solar panels?
Investigate Carbon Footprint survey options for main church building?

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