Wye - Eco Congregation
Wye Church is showing its commitment to tackling environmental issues by engaging with the Eco-congregation programme.
Eco-congregation is inter-denominational and encourages us to consider environmental issues within a Christian context. The programme provides a toolkit of 12 modules to take forward positive action for the environment under three main areas of church life:
- spiritual – worship and teaching
- practical – things to do with the church buildings and land
- mission – reaching out to the local and global community
In November 2008, we established an Eco-congregation Working Group. Our first task was to undertake a church audit of how we were doing environmentally. Since then we have been undertaking a range of initiatives to develop and extend good environmental practice.
The Group meets roughly every six weeks to identify, develop and implement actions. Anyone who is interested can get involved contact Teresa Redfern on 01233 812352.
Our activities include:
- Parish Magazine articles
- Where to recycle, see Recycling
- Contributions to services
- Helping with churchyard maintenance
- Supporting national and international environmental initiatives
For further information see Eco congregation notices