St James is a church which believes God created our world, and still very much loves it, despite the damage we have done.
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So we measure our carbon footprint, publish it in our annual report, and aim to minimise it. We try not to print on paper, so use screens in church for most purposes.
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We love our churchyard, which is a quiet space, a green space and a memory palace for lots of people – we have a team who look after it, and tries to make it beautiful, enabling wildlife to flourish there.
We also have a plan to look after our church building which is grade 2 listed. This involves replacing the roof (partially completed in 2024), planning for a zero carbon heating system (we have a idea we are testing!) and hope refurbish the interior in order to make it a community space, available for local use 7 day/week in due course.
We are working towards the Eco Church Bronze award. More information about this can be found at ecochurch.arocha.org.uk
