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

Fairtrade Fortnight will be from Monday 9 September – Sunday 22 September 2024. The Fairtrade Foundation (fairtrade.org.uk) says ‘2024 is our 30th birthday, so we want to use the occasion to highlight how 30 years of working together has made the FAIRTRADE Mark a leader of lifechanging impact for farmers and workers across the world.

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