Stephen Brown

As I write this I’ve just enjoyed a beautiful spring afternoon walking along the seafront and onto the downs along the cliff path to Cow Gap, looking down at a calm sea glinting in the sunlight. Creation is a source of wonder and wisdom, and a witness to God’s divine nature and eternal power. God [...]

As part of our church commitment to achieve the Silver Eco Church award we need to be demonstrating that as individual members we are taking steps in our own lives to reduce our carbon footprint and care for God’s creation. Maybe in these cold days you are dreaming about and planning where to go on

On 13th November we hosted an event with Energise Sussex Coast (ESC) (energisesussexcoast.co.uk) called “How to reduce your energy use to save money & the planet”. Those who came heard from two of the ESC staff on bills, tariffs and support with bills; some easy energy saving tips and tricks (including some simple things such

I hope that over this summer you’ve had opportunities to enjoy the goodness of creation, whether that be the beauty of your surroundings, or the people that you’ve met and spent time with. Most of us can’t be described as the most vulnerable to climate change, not yet anyway. But as I write there are

Emmanuel Church is delighted to announce that we have achieved the Bronze Eco Church Award through the A Rocha UK Project. Emmanuel qualified for the award partly as a result of the modern and environmentally-friendly premises, partly through the efforts made both inside and outside the church to be more ethical and sustainable, and partly

In the last magazine we introduced the Eco Church award, and asked what ideas people have for living more sustainably in order to care for our world and its inhabitants. We’re hoping there will be lots of good ideas sent in for this edition and in future editions too! Here are a few ideas from

THE ECO CHURCH AWARD : CARING FOR GOD’S CREATION The Eco Church award is a scheme that encourages churches to celebrate and enrich their care for God's earth. It covers five key areas: Worship and teaching; Buildings; Land; Community and global engagement; and Lifestyle. See ecochurch.arocha.org.uk/how-eco-church-works/ We're encouraged in the Bible to be good stewards