Earlier this month, the Diocesan Eco Group presented to Diocesan Synod to start
steps towards becoming an Eco Diocese. Many of us are very aware of the major
threats to the environment and of climate change. As Christians, we see it as part of
our stewardship of God’s gifts to us, to protect the environment by becoming more
eco-friendly.
The Eco Church and Eco Diocese schemes offer practical suggestions of how to support
this vision. These include teaching about caring for God’s earth in worship, conservation
of churches and their land, using Fairtrade items, recycling, toilet twinning, and reducing
pollution through car-share schemes or walking.
Churches can take the national Eco Church award survey, to assess how environmentally
friendly their church is, and could achieve a bronze, silver or gold award. St Cassian’s,
Chaddesley Corbett, in the Diocese of Worcester, has already achieved a bronze level
Eco Church award. Several other environmentally friendly churches in the diocese are
also working towards this.
Pray that the proposal to Diocesan Synod will encourage more churches in our diocese
to become more eco-friendly and better stewards of God’s wonderful world.
Malvern Deanery – Rural Dean: David Nichol; Lay Chair: David Sparkes
The Church of England: Archbishop Justin Welby
Lichfeld: Bishop Michael Ipgrave with Bps Geoff Annas (Stafford), Clive Gregory (Wolverhampton)
St David’s (Wales): Bishop Joanna Penberthy
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia: Archbishop Jānis Vanags with Bps Einārs Alpe, Hanss Jensons
