Eco Church
Eco Church is an award scheme, created and run by A Rocha UK, for churches who want to demonstrate that the gospel is good news for God's earth. The scheme works through churches registering and completing the online Eco Church survey about how they are caring for God's earth in different areas of their life and work. The survey covers five key areas of church life:
- Worship and teaching
- Management of church buildings
- Management of church land
- Community and global engagement
- Lifestyle
There are resources available here to support and guide on the Eco Church process, as well as case studies. In the Diocese, 62 churches have registered as Eco Churches, and 34 of these have achieved awards. Many of these churches are happy to share their experience, including St Cuthbert's Lorton, who are a Gold awarded Eco Church- watch the video below to learn more. Natland St Mark have also written about their experience going from a Bronze to Silver Award.
It's not just parish churches who can take part in the scheme. Carlisle Cathedral have achieved a Bronze Eco Church award and Church House in Penrith also has a Bronze award. There's also an Eco Diocese award scheme and we're thrilled that Carlisle Diocese achieved a Bronze award in January 2024.
