Purchasing

Repeating Challenge

Encourage your church to stop using plastic cups – why not take along your own washable mug?! Others may follow you... A half-way house is to use compostable or recyclable cups.

Repeating Challenge

Become a Fair Trade Church. Start by using Fair Trade coffee / tea / biscuits etc.

One-hit Wonder

Change the church energy supplier to a green one. The sites GreenElectricity or USwitch will guide you, but amongst the best are GoodEnergy and Ecotricity. Also check out whether churches in a local area can get a ‘trade deal’ from a Green Supplier by buying together in bulk.

The Big Ask

Make sure church monies are invested ethically. See www.eiris.org e.g. Co-operative Bank

Repeating Challenge

Use recycled toilet paper and recycled paper in the church office.

Repeating Challenge

Use ecological cleaning products, which are now readily available.

Repeating Challenge

Take communion with organic bread and fairtrade wine.

The Big Ask

Set up a church food cooperative. See Suma, Infinity Foods or Goodness Direct.

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Church
Encouraging your church to live lightly. (Author: )

Worship
Worship ideas for your church (Author: )

Teaching
Teaching ideas for your church (Author: )

Greening the building
Ideas for making your church building greener (Author: )

Outside the building
Measures to take outside your church building (Author: )

Activities
Eco-friendly activities for your church (Author: )

	Repeating Challenge Encourage your church to stop using plastic cups – why not take along your own washable mug?! Others may follow you... A half-way house is to use compostable or recyclable cups.
	Repeating Challenge Become a Fair Trade Church. Start by using Fair Trade coffee / tea / biscuits etc.
	One-hit Wonder Change the church energy supplier to a green one. The sites GreenElectricity or USwitch will guide you, but amongst the best are GoodEnergy and Ecotricity. Also check out whether churches in a local area can get a ‘trade deal’ from a Green Supplier by buying together in bulk.
	The Big Ask Make sure church monies are invested ethically. See www.eiris.org e.g. Co-operative Bank
	Repeating Challenge Use recycled toilet paper and recycled paper in the church office.
	Repeating Challenge Use ecological cleaning products, which are now readily available.
	Repeating Challenge Take communion with organic bread and fairtrade wine.
	The Big Ask Set up a church food cooperative. See Suma, Infinity Foods or Goodness Direct.