Eco Church is an award scheme for churches that take the environment seriously and want to demonstrate that the gospel is good news for God’s earth.
There are currently 115 churches across our diocese registered with the Eco Church scheme run by, with two Gold, 18 Silver and 35 Bronze awards between them.
As part of our Net Zero Carbon 2030 Programme, Faiths4Change are supporting churches to register with the scheme and progress to your next award.
The scheme, run by A Rocha UK, is based on a self-assessment of how the church is “caring for God’s earth in different areas of their life and work”.
Eco Church works through 5 key areas of church life:
- Worship and teaching
- Management of church buildings
- Management of church land
- Community and global engagement
- Lifestyle
Churches gain awards by first registering online and then working through these categories and to fill out an online survey – click here to view a printable version.
Registering as an Eco Church is simple. You don’t have to be doing any activity – just sign up.
Faiths4Change can support you through this and the next steps – whether you are aiming for your first Bronze award, or progressing to Silver or Gold.
As a Bronze Eco Diocese working towards our Silver award, we are keen to support all churches in the Diocese to progress to their next award.
For support contact our NZC2030 Prophetic Lead Annie Merry: email: annie@faiths4change.org.uk or nzc@faiths4change.org.uk
Further resources:
There are lots of useful resources available on the Eco church website and some Eco Church case studies and webinars on the Church of England website.
Visit our Net Zero Carbon 2030 shared Knowledge Platform to find out more: NZC2030 Knowledge Platform (faiths4change.org.uk)
Browse the Eco Church Land and Lifestyle section of our Knowledge Platform padlet resource: Net Zero Carbon 2030 Resources (padlet.com)
Sign up to receive stories and tips via our Net Zero Carbon and Eco Church newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/iNs7sg
Watch past net zero carbon and Eco Church workshops from Faiths4Change here: Net Zero Carbon 2030 – YouTube
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Send us your Eco Church photos and stories! Email our Net Zero Carbon 2030 Programme Communications Lead: deb.james@liverpool.anglican.org
You can also tag us on social media we can follow and support you in your actions @livdiocese and @faiths4change #ecodiocese #dotenthings #netzerocarbon2030
Attend our Eco Diocese events (go to www.faiths4change.org.uk/ to find the next event)