Eco Church

Eco Church Declaration

The scientific evidence shows us that the excesses of our human activity through extraction, manufacture, distribution, consumption, and waste are having a direct and unsustainably detrimental impact on our world, in particular leading to irreversible climate change and extinction of species.

We believe that God has called us to be good stewards of the natural world and our planet, bearing in mind Biblical teaching that:

  • God created the heavens and the earth

  • The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it

  • He gave mankind custody over all the living things on the earth Genesis

  • As Christians we aim to be faithful servants. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace - 1 Peter 4:10

  • We will answer for our stewardship.

We will work to promote and act out this stewardship at the local level through discipleship and ministry, management of our buildings and land, engagement with the community both near and far, and by seeking to align our own lifestyles to facilitate the above.  In endeavouring to do this, we will bear witness to the love and worship of God – demonstrating the centrality of Christ in all that we say and do.

Join the Eco Church team

Crossroads now has a small group dedicated to combatting the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss.  We want to be and share good news for God's earth and to help work towards net carbon zero, with the rest of the Church of England by 2030. We've signed up for the national Eco Church award programme to help achieve this.

Our worship and teaching, buildings, grounds, community engagement and lifestyle are all areas where we need to make changes to reflect this. It could be putting up bird boxes in our grounds, writing to our MP, litter-picking in the local area, seeking climate justice for those in other countries, and a whole variety of activities and ways of being.

We were pleased to be awarded Eco Church Bronze for St Anne's in October 2023 and we're now working towards Silver there. We're working towards Bronze at St Elizabeth's, aiming to be more proactive with improving biodiversity in the small garden space there.

If you would like to get involved and help, please contact John Greenaway: 01603 504563 / j.greenaway124@btinternet.com

Global problems need people to work locally for a greener cleaner future.