Eco Church

Action is needed urgently to address the climate emergency and the nature crisis, to restore and protect the environment, and to safeguard the future of life on earth. All Saints' is part of the Eco Church community whose churches are committed to care for God's world through their services and communications, through the way church buildings and land are managed, through engaging with the local community and in national and global campaigns, and through their own personal lifestyles.

Making progress

Here are some of the ways that we're trying to get better at caring for God's world at All Saints', though we know there's more that we need to do.

  • Caring for God's world is a focus for prayers, talks and songs in church services
  • Our energy supplier provides us with green electricity from renewable sources, and offsets the carbon emissions from the gas we use
  • All the lights in the church and the church centre use LED bulbs
  • Our Energy Management Plan will help us to cut our carbon emissions to net-zero
  • We've improved the churchyard for wildlife, by developing the wildflower area and the woodland path area, and through eco-friendly management 
  • Our Churchyard Management Plan is making it even better for wildlife and for the whole community to enjoy (use these links to view or download the plan)
  • We're a Fairtrade Church, committed to supporting and promoting Fairtrade in the church and the community
  • We encourage better lifestyles through the website, the Eco Church notice board, and through articles in All Saints' monthly magazine 'in touch' - see below, Eco Church articles
  • Results from our yearly green lifestyle questionnaire are analysed and shared with the church
  • We press for local and global action on the climate emergency and the nature crisis
  • We've received an Eco Church Silver Award to recognise our progress, and we've made an application for a Gold Award (which you can view or download)

How you can get involved

The Eco Church Top Ten

Please see the Eco Church articles below for more information on these top suggestions.

  1. Enjoy green spaces and wildlife, and take care of them in practical ways
  2. Travel greener when we walk, cycle, use buses, coaches, trains or car-share
  3. Use energy efficiently for heating and electrical items, and use LED light bulbs
  4. Enjoy some vegetarian meals, and eat less meat and dairy food
  5. 3Rs: reduce how much we buy, re-use what we've finished with, and recycle what we can't re-use
  6. Try to buy things which are Fairtrade, eco-friendly and ethically-produced
  7. Improve home insulation where possible - loft, walls, windows and doors
  8. Support charities who care for the environment, and campaign for climate action
  9. Find out how to improve our environmental footprint - go to footprint.wwf.org.uk or to climate-calculator.climatehero.me 
  10. Go green with money through ethical banking and savings - see justmoney.org.uk

Download this 'What can I do?' guide for more good ideas on how to care for God's world.

Eco Church articles

Every month in All Saints' magazine 'in touch' there is an interesting Eco Church feature article. You can read previous articles here: