Eco Church. Going for Gold.
Since 2025 we have been working towards gaining an A Rocha Eco Church Gold Award. This requires us to implement policies and practices in these 5 areas. Click on each to learn more.
1. Worship and Teaching
To recognise and teach that creation care and action to address the climate and nature crises are integral to Christian faith, life and worship.
To recognise and teach that creation care and action to address the climate and nature crises are integral to Christian faith, life and worship.
2. Buildings and Energy
To recognise the most important environmental impact will be an ongoing reduction of our carbon emissions and to seek to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions as much as we can, working toward net zero carbon.
To recognise the most important environmental impact will be an ongoing reduction of our carbon emissions and to seek to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions as much as we can, working toward net zero carbon.
3. Land and Nature
To recognise the need to manage our land for nature and to respond to the nature crisis and loss of biodiversity through practical action, collaboration and campaigning.
To recognise the need to manage our land for nature and to respond to the nature crisis and loss of biodiversity through practical action, collaboration and campaigning.
4. Community and Global Engagement
To recognise that we need to take action locally, nationally and globally to tackle climate injustice and to highlight and raise awareness that the climate and nature crises affect the poorest first and worst, so our responsibility is to them and the places they live, wherever they are in the world, to promote justice for people and nature.
To recognise that we need to take action locally, nationally and globally to tackle climate injustice and to highlight and raise awareness that the climate and nature crises affect the poorest first and worst, so our responsibility is to them and the places they live, wherever they are in the world, to promote justice for people and nature.
5. Lifestyle
To recognise that integrating creation care into our daily lives is an act of worship and obedience to God as we grow in discipleship and to recognise that we have an impact on the world through our choices and our use of money and resources.
To recognise that integrating creation care into our daily lives is an act of worship and obedience to God as we grow in discipleship and to recognise that we have an impact on the world through our choices and our use of money and resources.