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Sustainable churches

You can transform your church’s land with our African designed techniques that encourage biodiversity and growth of nutritious food. Use our resources to help engage your congregation and community in global issues and inspire them to take action at a time of climate crisis.

Whether you are involved with Eco Church or Creation Care, we have resources to help you!

Could your church use one of these techniques?


Improving your church land

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Grow your veg in a bag garden Bag gardens are a simple way to grow a variety of vegetables in small spaces, with the use of a hessian bag, soil and compost, stones and your chosen vegetables.
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Make a keyhole garden Grow nutritious vegetables in a self-composting keyhole garden. Shaped like a keyhole, it is a circular raised bed with a central basket for compostable waste and water.
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Reducing pest damage Learn about push-pull techniques which use intercropping to reduce the damage from pests and weeds.
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Using natural pesticide Try creating natural pesticides from marigolds, chillies or onions. These techniques are successfully used to protect crops on African farms.

Global engagement

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Twin your church garden Twin your church garden with Ripple Effect and your donation of £120 could help families living in rural Africa with three years training in sustainable organic farming. 
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Eco mission partnerships Become an Eco Mission Partner and receive regular news and prayer updates from families living on the front line of the climate crisis.

Worship and teaching

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Contemplative gardens As your church starts to use the land more creatively, why not create a contemplative space in your church garden, where you can enjoy the world around you and appreciate God's creation?
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Host a Special Sunday Host a Special Sunday using our All Age Service. You can adapt the suggestions to suit the needs of your church and utilise the additional resources included on our website.
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Stay up to date Sign up to our email newsletter, Making Ripples, for up to date prayer requests and stories from rural Africa, as well as Top Eco Tips for your church land.
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Book a speaker Bring Ripple Effect’s work to life in one of your church meetings by booking a speaker today.
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Seeing the ripple effect in a country church

Peter Woodward, Eco Church Co-ordinator at St Mary’s Marshfield shares their experience of following the Eco Church programme.

Read the case study