Baildon Methodist, Bradford

'Spiritual' activities:

• ensure that each service addresses the environment in some way
• environmental challenges issued in services and results collated and displayed
• young people's art and drama group concentrated on environmental issues
• junior church links eco issues to Bible stories
• Under 5s group links Bible stories to natural world
• Brownies have looked at a number of different creation care topics
• Guides have looked at recycling and Fairtrade
• Showed film of An Inconvenient Truth.

Practical activities:

• appointed an Eco-officer to oversee the work in the church (and circuit)
• utilities eco audit (undertaken through the Council) - caretaker rewarded for any reductions made.
• changed to Green Electricity supply and low energy bulbs
• careful control of energy usage through detailed monitoring
• flexible timers used
• dual flush installed in ladies toilet
• dishwater A+ rated
• use local or fairtrade supplies in cafe run by church
• good recycling practice
• fruit from extensive fruit trees in church garden used in kitchens
• green offsetting fund set up for congregation to contribute to
• notice board well used to communicate activities to church membership
• church walks to get people outside organised once a month.

Outreach activities:

• worked with local Methodist circuit to encourage environmental behaviour
• Fairtrade and One World group activities
• lots of connections to other eco-groups through eco-officer.