About Us
The St Paul's church Eco Church programme is the focus of our community's efforts to:
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nurture a spirituality of respect for all God's creatures, human and non-human
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strengthen our commitment to social and ecological justice
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equip us to become as environmentally responsible as we can.
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We are participants in the Eco Church programme of Arocha UK - see below.
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St Paul's earned Arocha's Bronze Award in 2017 and Silver in 2021.
Arocha UK
Arocha is an inspiring Christian organisation that runs conservation projects in the UK and around the world and provides resources to help churches be more environmentally faithful. Arocha UK runs the Eco Church programme which is an award scheme 'for churches who want to demonstrate the gospel is good news for God's earth'.
Here's the Arocha survey by which they assess a church's performance across five key areas of church life. A local church needs to secure an overall points target to reach Bronze, Silver and Gold awards.