Horsham Eco Churches aims to inspire and encourage others to share ideas and discover more about caring for God’s creation. With 16 Horsham Churches Together churches already actively engaged in the Eco Church programme, we are making a positive impact on our local environment and in the wider world.
Connect with Horsham Eco Churches
Horsham Eco Churches News includes Net Zero Carbon, Training, Events and Fairtrade. Click subscribe for our monthly news. Read our: Top 12 Eco Church Tips
Facebook eco news and inspiration: @HorshamEcoChurches
Email Karen Park, Eco Church Lead for Horsham Churches Together: horshamecochurches@gmail.com
Visit the Horsham Eco Churches stand at the Sussex Green Hub on the last Saturday of the month (apart from December) 10am – 2.30pm at Horsham United Reformed Church, Springfield Road, Horsham, RH12 2RG.
Eco Church Programme
Eco Church is a learning community of churches of all shapes and sizes open to all denominations. It provides a framework to support churches to take practical action on caring for God’s earth, through the Eco Church survey and resources.
The survey covers five key areas of church life and helps you assess your progress towards a Bronze, Silver or Gold Eco Church award!
- Worship and teaching
- Buildings and energy
- Land and nature
- Community and global engagement
- Lifestyle
Read Eco Church Survey at a Glance and sign up at ecochurch.arocha.org.uk.
These Horsham Eco Churches are working towards their next award, some having already achieved bronze and silver awards!
- Brighton Road Baptist Church – Silver Eco Church Award
- Holy Innocents Parish Church, Southwater
- Holy Trinity Church, Horsham
- Holy Trinity Church, Lower Beeding
- Horsham United Reformed Church
- Life Community Baptist Church – Bronze Eco Church Award
- Cornerstone Methodist Church London Road, Horsham – Bronze Eco Church Award
- Cornerstone Methodist Church St Andrew’s, Roffey – Bronze Eco Church Award
- Cornerstone Methodist Church Partridge Green – Bronze Eco Church Award
- St. John’s Church, Broadbridge Heath – Bronze Eco Church Award
- St. Margaret’s Church, Warnham – Bronze Eco Church Award
- St. Mark’s, Holbrook – Silver Eco Church Award
- St. Mary’s Church, Horsham – Bronze Eco Church Award
- St. Nicolas’ Church, Itchingfield – Bronze Eco Church Award
- Trafalgar Road Baptist Church, Horsham
- St Andrew’s Church, Nuthurst
Fairtrade
Fairtrade Horsham volunteers promote Fairtrade in Horsham, with the annual Horsham Fairtrade Christmas Market, Fairtrade Fortnight and other events.
Apply online to Become a Fairtrade Place of Worship or Recommit to Fairtrade every 2 years.
Climate Resilient Churches and Communities
SAFER (Strategic Adaptation for Emergency Resilience) is a campaign for locally-led adaptation: the work of looking ahead, getting ready, and taking care of each other as our world changes.
The Eco Church Survey includes
- Buildings and Energy Q14 “Our church has a climate resilience action plan”
- Buildings and Energy Q28 “Our church plans for future climate resilience and has a ‘safe spaces’ policy”
- Land and Nature Survey Q16: “Our church is planning and acting for land based climate resilience.”
Further Information
Climate Resilient Churches and Communities
Climate Resilience Action Plan – Example Template – edit for your church or organisation
Make a Difference with Science-Based, High-Impact Climate Solutions – A4 with weblinks
Community Resilience: Where to start? – checklist to consider how to help build local resilience to climate events and build community resilience
Heat and Cold Resilience Notes – from South East Climate Alliance Gathering 28.3.26
Eco-Anxiety and Sustaining Hope – Laura Steven, Chichester Diocese, Head of Wellbeing for Clergy and their Families
Climate Stewards
Help people to calculate, cut and compensate for their carbon footprint, while supporting our global neighbours to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Part of the A Rocha family of organisations, caring for God’s creation around the world. Climate Stewards
Public Engagement Campaign on Climate and Nature
We know God’s creation is in trouble, and its ability to sustain people is already failing our brothers and sisters in the Global South and will impact us too, from our national security to our food supply. We need the British public to know the seriousness of the threat, and the actions that must be taken to keep us safe, so that our government has the mandate it needs to act.
There’s a new open letter asking for an urgent televised national emergency briefing for the public, and for a comprehensive public engagement campaign so that everyone understands the profound risks this crisis poses to themselves and their families and will support government action. More information: https://greenchristian.org.uk/national-emergency-briefing-2/
Two letters with information about the National Emergency Briefing held on 27.11.25 in Westminster, have been sent to all 48 Horsham District Councillors from Green and Environmental Groups in Horsham District, including Horsham Eco Churches.
5.12.25 NEB 1 – A Letter from Green Groups
11.12.25 NEB 2 – A Letter from Green Groups.
Meeting with MP at Mass Lobby
Horsham MP, John Milne, met with Horsham Eco Churches and others at the Climate Coalition’s Act Now, Change Forever Mass Lobby in Westminster on 9 July 2025.
OnePlanet Technology
Horsham Eco Churches are pioneering churches using OnePlanet cutting-edge technology, in collaboration with community groups and local government.
“Interconnectedness is at the heart of re-imagining and creating a better future. We cannot tackle issues like climate, health, and the economy in siloes. We need to see the bigger picture, identify Shared Outcomes, and collaborate on them.”
OnePlanet founder, Pooran Desai.
Structured around the 5 Eco Church key areas, using a Mindmap to plan, adding Outcomes and Actions to achieve them, Indicators to track and Join the dots to link them, link with other networks and see shared outcomes, through the OnePlanet and UN Sustainable Development Goal lenses.
- 10 One Planet Living simple principles
- 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- Horsham District Council Climate Change Action
- OnePlanet Plan – St Mark’s Church, Holbrook
Resources
Flowers and Sustainability
Read about the environmental impact of the flower industry and floral foam research, in Sustainable Flowers & Floristry, an article by Horsham Eco Churches, first published in the West Sussex County Times. Download and share this leaflet for more information.
Flowers and Sustainability – Horsham Eco Churches 16.1.26
Treasure Safeguard & Care for Creation
Video links and downloads of slides from some of the talks from the conference at St Mark’s, Holbrook, in 2022.
- We are Stewards of God’s Creation – Reverend Dr Richard Coldicott – SLIDES
- Church Land – Biodiversity & Community Engagement – Karen Park, Hennie Sleeman & Jo Browse – SLIDES
- Global Engagement & Tearfund’s Time to Deliver Campaign – Adrian Hawthorn
- Solutions in the Amazon – Nicola Peel
- Conference Closing Worship & Prayer – Reverend Dr Richard Coldicott
A Fairer Easter for People and Planet
Learn more about fair trade with A Fairer Easter for People and Planet, with an article by Fairtrade Horsham originally published in the West Sussex County Times and a blog by Horsham Eco Churches for Sussex Green Living.
Ten Tips for a Greener Christmas 2025
Ideas from Horsham Eco Churches for a greener, more sustainable Christmas.
Ten Tips for a Greener Christmas 2025
Creation Care Award Scheme
Encourages households to make changes to care for God’s earth, the online questionnaire and printable certificates recognise progress made, and resources provide ideas for your next steps towards Bronze, Silver and Gold awards.
Other Links
- Chichester Diocese – Environment and Net Zero Carbon
- Christian Aid Climate Justice
- Church of England – Environment Programme
- Church of England – Webinars on Getting to Net Zero Carbon
- Climate Justice 24-7 Prayer
- Climate Stewards
- Fairtrade Horsham
- Fairtrade Places of Worship – Fairtrade Foundation
- Green Christian
- Guildford Diocese – Environment and Net Zero Carbon
- Operation Noah
- Portsmouth Diocese – Environment
- Positive News
- South East Climate Alliance
- Sussex Green Living
- Talking Climate – Climate Scientist, Katharine Hayhoe
- Tearfund Climate Campaign
- The Climate Coalition
- The Great Big Green Week
- Twin Your Garden
- Twin Your Toilet
- Useful Resources for Churches
- USPG ‘For Such a Time as This’ Study Course
- Wild Christian – connecting faith, nature & climate
- WWF Environmental Footprint Calculator