Eco Congregation

Inchinnan Parish Church  

• • We are committed to caring for creation

  • Making the link between environmental issues and our Christian Faith

  • Responding with practical action to the Church and wider community

  • We have blue and brown recycling bins, and boxes for glass, available for the use of all groups using the Church buildings

  • Low energy light bulbs are used in the Church

  • The Youth organisations are encouraged to be eco minded 

Worship

Our Minister, from time to time, leads us in worship celebrating God's creation, reminding us of our responsibility to take care of it to the best of our ability.  Our Worship Group conduct services occasionally with an ecology theme.

ECO CHURCH

We have recently taken delivery of a Textile Bank from the Salvation Army for recycling clothes and shoes. It is located in the Church car park for the use of the local Community.

Acceptable Items                                                  Undesirable Items

  All clothing, clean and wearable                       Duvets

 (Including underwear)                                                                       

 Shoes (paired)                                                       Pillows

  Handbags                                                              Any item with “stuffing”

  Belts                                                                      Curtains

  Hats, Scarves and Gloves                                     Rugs

  Bed Linen                                                              Furniture

  Blankets                                                                Toys

  Towelling                                                               “Rags”

The Salvation Army have informed us ‘We know that “Undesirable Items” will always be found within our Banks and make every effort to sort, reuse and recycle as much as possible.

Residual items are sent to our waste contractor to be processed as Energy from Waste.’

Young Church have worked on a Climate change poster over the summer months

A reduce, re-use, recycle school uniform campaign was held in conjunction with the Parents Council of Inchinnan Primary School

A new recycling bank has been obtained for the car park

An article about the environment has been included in the monthly church magazine

A battery recycle bin is now available to recycle used batteries

Used spectacles are being sent to a local optician for recycling

A new recycling bin has been purchased for the main hall

New LED lights are being fitted in some areas of the Church premises

Several bird boxes have beern attached to the trees around the premises

Eight fruit trees have been planted to replace the cherry trees

Fairtrade tea is now being used by the cafe and tea bar