We’re proud to be a Gold Eco Church, awarded in December 2024, recognising our commitment to caring for God’s creation. Our journey began during the Covid-19 lockdowns, when we came together through gardening and rediscovered the value of nature and community. Since then, we’ve worked across every area of church life to become more sustainable, from our buildings and land to our worship and daily lifestyles. We’ve enhanced our grounds to support biodiversity and made practical changes to reduce our environmental impact. Our building project has helped us improve energy efficiency and move closer to net zero. As we look ahead, we remain committed to growing this work, including plans for solar energy and encouraging our whole community to live more sustainably.
We believe that caring for God’s Creation is an integral part of our Christian Faith.
From the creation story in Genesis, to Jesus’ command to ‘love our neighbours as ourselves’ we recognise that we have a biblical mandate to live sustainably and allow other people to do so too. In this time of climate emergency we are all responsible for treading more lightly on Earth, refusing excess, reducing waste, repairing re-using and recycling everything we can.
What is Eco Church?
Eco Church, a scheme run by A Rocha, helps us reduce CO2 as well as supporting us to manage our building sustainably, use our land for biodiversity, teach and preach creation care, and live personal lives that tread lightly on the Earth.
What is the Church of England doing?
The Church of England has made a commitment to Carbon net Zero (CNZ) by 2030.
This means all churches are aiming to cut carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels.
2026 Environment Key Dates
Latest Eco Church News
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Our Website Hosting – Caring for Creation Online
As part of our commitment to caring for God’s creation, we’ve made a conscious decision to ensure that even our website reflects our environmental values. Our site is hosted by
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Garden Tidy for Easter!
Saturday March 28th 9.30 – 12.30 All welcome, come when you can, followed by a picnic together at 12.30. Children welcome, jobs and equipment for all ages & abilities provided.
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Food Waste
As a gold Eco church we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint as much as possible. One area we are looking at again is reducing the amount of food
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Christ Church garden is now Twinned!
As part of our 2025 ‘Season of Creation’ this year, we donated the collection to the ‘Ripple Effect’ Community Garden Twinning project. This means our garden is twinned with vegetable
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Colchester Church wins top eco-award after £500k renovation
Our Success made a News Article in the Colchester Gazette.
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Gold Eco Church Award makes it to the Radio
Don’t miss the chance to hear Rev. Chris Smith on BBC 3 Counties Radio talking about our latest Eco Church achievement! Catch up now using the link below, and fast