Green Church
Green Activities
Part of our mission is to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.
We re-affirm a biblical vision of creation and of God as creator, redeemer and renewer. We accept the responsibility God has given us to care for, conserve, and replenish God’s earth. We recognise our independence with the rest of creation.
We wish to play our part in working for a sustainable society in a sustainable world.
Environmental Targets 2009/11
•Celebrate creation through worship, prayer, arts and music
•Carry out an Environmental Audit in each Church
•Hold regular events which have an environmental theme
•Achieve Eco-Congregation status
•Design a new eco-friendly building for children & community use
Green Church
Scroll down to see some of our green activities over the last four years. Photos of some of the events are in our Church Photo Gallery.
Annual Events
Regular Worship which celebrates creation and encourages action
(Harvest, Animal Services, Outdoor Services, Conservation Sunday, Rogation Tide, Fairtrade Fortnight)
Snowdrop Family Walks through local woodland
Seasonal Multi-Sensory Nature trails for children (Winter/Spring)
Bluebell Family Walks through local woodland & Children's Green Activities, including pond dipping
Grassroots African Dance & Drama Group
Monthly Events
Churchyard Conservation Group
Fairtrade Coffee Morning
2009
Medieval Herb Garden created at St Faiths
Environmental Audit
Children made bird boxes to take home at the Easter Activity Morning
Improving & enlarging composting area in Churchyard
Planning a new environmentally friendly community building
Summer photo competition
Working towards becoming an Eco-Congregation
2008
Designed & produced environmentally friendly cotton shopping bags
1,000 bulbs given to the local community
Children from local Infant School planted 50 trees in the Churchyard
Repaired & improved water disposal system
Became part of BBC Breathing Spaces Project
Installed Owl Boxes in Churchyard
Created Conservation Area at St Faiths
2007
Creation Celebration
A three day environmental event for all the family
Tree planting in churchyard
Waste Watchers Eco Friendly
Holiday Club for 4-10 year olds
Set up schools Poetry Competition on the theme of Creation
Held a Schools Quiet Day using Church grounds
Local Scouts carried out work on pond dipping area
Wild Flower Survey by
Dr Bob Leaney
2006
Creation of Woodland Path in Churchyard, opening the area up for use by the local community
1,000 bulbs given to the local community
Churchyard conservation area created
Churchyard conservation survey
Started up Recycling Schemes
2006 Broadland
Green Awards
Certificate of Merit
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2007 Church Times
Green Awards
Highly Commended
2007 Norfolk Waste Partnership
Highly Commended for raising awareness & encouraging the community to be environmentally friendly
2009
We aim to be an
Eco-Congregation by the end of 2009
