Caring for God’s World – Church Stretton Methodist Church

As a church we have pledged to do all we can to reduce our “carbon footprint” and promote greater awareness of environmental issues.

Church Eco

We pledge to:

1. Introduce regular “Green Top Tips” in newsletters and communications.
2. Through a recent environmental audit reduce the impact our building has on the environment.
3. Use low energy lighting and reduce emissions from our heating system.
4. Use local suppliers for church events to reduce transport costs and emissions.
5. Reduce water consumption.
6. Re-cycle all waste where ever possible.

A Rocha Eco Award

Our church has gained the Silver Award for it’s environmental credentials. But for the fact that the church building has absolutely no insulation we could have gained the gold award as we made really good progress in all other aspects of the award scheme. We review our progress annually to make sure we maintain our efforts to have as little detrimental impact on the environment as possible.

September 2026

Epworth Investment Management, owned by the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church, has signed the Green Investment Declaration, a global pledge to invest in climate solutions.

Supported by UK charities Operation Noah and JustMoney Movement – and endorsed by the World Council of Churches and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland – the Green Investment Declaration encourages Christian organisations around the world to move their money into climate solutions and to speak up about the need for increased global investment in the technologies and solutions that will address the climate crisis.

After divesting from planet-heating fossil fuels in 2021, Epworth Investment Management has now committed to investing more than five per cent of its financial assets in climate solutions.

July 2026

We are experiencing the third HEAT WAVE for this year and more are likely. As Global Warming increases background temperatures HEAT WAVES are more likely. Keep an eye open for your neighbours, especially the elderly and those with an underlying heath condition as they are more vulnerable to heat stress.

Church Eco News Autumn 2024

The news on the future of our beautiful planet is not good. Climate warming gases are still on the increase and it is now very unlikely that keeping global warming to a limit of 1.5 degrees can be achieved. The recent devastating floods in Spain were probably caused by the exceptionally warm waters of the Mediterranean. The warm air above them was able to hold great quantities of moisture, hence the extreme rainfall.