Worship & Teaching

Caring for God’s Creation in partnership with our communities is our duty and joy for the good of nature

Then the LORD God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.’ So out of the ground the LORD God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

Genesis 2. 18-19

ECO Church and Environment – Worship and Teaching

One of the five key areas of church life

Eco Church is an award scheme set up by A Rocha UK for churches in England and Wales.  They are a Christian charity, involved in nature conservation, that’s the protection as well as restoration.

Rev Nicola shares the Creation story with the school children from Risby School.

Little Saxham in the Spring
The Creation Story

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

Jackie - ECO Church Environment Officer for Risby

Jackie Orbell

risbyecochurch@gmail.com

Barrow Benefice ECO Church
RISBY ECO CHURCH ENVIRONMENT OFFICER

Our actions make a difference

There are plenty of things we can be doing – not just as a church but individually at home.   

Read more below about what we are doing

Some of the exciting pictures taken in the Eco Garden recently using our wildlife camera!

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