The Diocese of Chester hosted a webinar today to mark World Environment Day and to help parishes explore Eco-Church, an award scheme run by environment charity A Rocha, which encourages parishes to be mindful of the environment.
Invited guests include representatives of Arocha, Ruth Richards and John Smith, who provided a potted history of the charity and explained why the Eco-Church award scheme was established.
Anne Draper from St James the Great, Audlem, described what steps her parish has taken to achieve the silver Eco-Church award. Although much planning had gone before, Audlem have demonstrated how quickly a parish church can register and achieve Eco-Church accreditation.
The webinar was hosted by the Revd Shaun Conlon and Debbie Dalby, with contributions from Christine Wetherell and Jane Hill.
You can view the webinar again here.
For more information about Eco-Church visit: https://ecochurch.arocha.org.uk/