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FEATURE
Adopting a gentle, personal approach
to the introduction of necessary
changes resulted in the whole
church enthusiastically backing
the Eco-Congregation effort. Christ
Church are now proud to be an
Eco-Congregation and are actively
encouraging other churches to sign
up to the scheme. Caring for creation
features regularly in their worship
and, says Sue, ‘will continue to be
intrinsic to our way of life’.
HIGH STREET BAPTIST
CHURCH, TRING
It was a small ‘Green Group’ of just
four people that, with the backing
of their minister, championed EcoCongregation at High Street Baptist
Church in Tring. They secured the
support of the wider fellowship
by persuading members that
involvement in the award scheme
fitted with the church’s outreach
and community focus and would
encompass and enhance existing
priorities rather than replace them.
In addition to installing doubleglazed wi