Mission
Trinity Methodist Church, Clitheroe, appointed a Climate Action Champion to oversee its response to the Climate Emergency in 2021 and to register with the A Rocha Eco Church Award Scheme to identify how environmentally friendly a church it was.
Performance
The Climate Action Champion recruited a small Eco Group in January 2022 and registered with A Rocha for their Eco Church Award Scheme and investigated what they could do to be environmentally friendly.
For information, an award is obtained by answering a series of survey questions divided into five categories:
- Worship and Teaching.
- Buildings (this concerns double-glazing, insulation and they type of lightbulbs used etc)
- Land (this includes, in Trinity’s case, the Trinity Eco Community Garden that we are starting).
- Community and Global Engagement
- Lifestyle
Trinity obtained a Bronze Award in April 2022, a Silver Award in March 2024 and a GOLD Eco Church Award in May 2025.
One lasting effect of their endeavours is a magnificent Eco Community Garden around the back of the church buildings.
Further information can be obtained from the website or by enquiry to
Dear Heavenly Father, You created a perfect world and we have spoiled it. The climate is becoming too hot, ice caps are melting and sea levels are rising. Trees, birds, bees, butterflies and animals are being destroyed. Help us to see all of Creation through Your eyes, Help us to make changes to the ways we think and live so that we become better carers of Your earth. Amen.
Archie Whymark, Climate Action Champion.