In 2019 we registered with Eco-Church to care for God’s earth and in September 2020 
we achieved a bronze award. Eco-church involves five areas of church life:
- Worship and Teaching
- Buildings
- Land
- Community and Global Engagement
- Lifestyle
We launched our quest to be an eco church with an eco-service celebrating creation and how we can safeguard it.
Some of the actions which we have done include
- Bug and bee hotels, bird feeders, wildlife friendly plants and compost bin in the garden
- Regular Eco Services
- Environmentally focused junior church and toddler group sessions.
- Including environmental issues in our church magazine and Facebook page
- Recycling stations (some in aid of local charities) for used stamps, ink cartridges & Mobile phones
- Recycling and using recyled paper and other recycled products
- Calculated our carbon footprint
- Using environmentally friendly cleaning products
- Fairtrade church
- Minimising resource use
- Promoting eco-church to other local churches
Useful links about Eco-Church
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