A new and updated eco church survey was published in October. There are new questions and themes in each of the five categories including:
- a greater focus on net-zero
- the building section now better reflects the size of the church
- new questions for limited or non-land-owning churches
- a greater focus on biodiversity
There are also new resources to help your church achieve an eco-church award including guides on how to write an environmental policy & action plan and creating a church land management plan.
If your church started a survey under the old survey (before 8th October), you have until the end of January 2025 to complete it. If your church is starting a new survey now, it will be under the new survey.
Read more about the new survey and to see the new questions and resources here: https://ecochurch.arocha.org.uk/new-eco-church-survey-go-live/
For any help with the new survey, completing the old survey or if your church is completely new to Eco Church please feel free to contact the Synod’s green advocate, Jeremy Flack (jeremyflack25@gmail.com).
