Congregation Pledges
This page summarizes the environmental pledges being made by Anglican congregations throughout BC and the Yukon.
If you would like to become a steward for your congregation, click on 'Become a Steward' on the right hand side of your screen.
View Individual Congregation Pledges
If you would like to become a steward for your congregation, click on 'Become a Steward' on the right hand side of your screen.
View Individual Congregation Pledges
Overall Congregation Pledges
Our congregation is ready to live up to our commitment as stewards of God's Creation by making the following commitments:
| We commit to forming an environmental stewardship committee, and to designating an environmental steward who will communicate our concerns and activities to parish council: | 14 |
| We commit to developing a green procurement policy: | 12 |
| We commit to completing an energy audit for our building: | 9 |
| We commit to separately weighing trash and recyclables for one week to determine how much waste we produce per member, then present a challenge to the parish to reduce that ratio: | 2 |
| We commit to eliminating the use of herbicides, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers on our property: | 8 |
| We commit to converting some portion of grass lawn around our building to other garden uses (for example: ground covers, a vegetable patch or butterfly garden): | 3 |
| We commit to holding a 'car-free' or 'car-lite' Sunday once a year to celebrate the various ways people travel to church and encourage the use of alternatives to the private automobile: | 4 |
| We commit to setting up an environmental information centre with practical information on energy and environmental practices for church and for home: | 4 |
| We commit to including a Green Corner in our church newsletter with environmental tips and updates on environmental activities: | 5 |
| We commit to incorporating environmental prayers and readings into our regular worship in consultation with our priest: | 6 |
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