Christian Ecology Link has Local Groups (CEL)

  How to start a Group

You probably belong to CEL but want to meet and work with green Christians from other backgrounds. But how to do it?

Quite a few churches have Christian Ecology groups working in their worship community. Perhaps this is something you could do to develop environmentally friendly ideas within your community.

Talk to your Minister or Priest about what you want to do and ask if you can advertise in the church weekly bulletin. Tell them about CEL and our campaigns particularly Operation Noah our Climate Change campaign and LOAF. Leave leaflets and copies of our magazine Green Christian at the back of church. Leaflets and back copies can be obtained from the local groups co-ordinator. Another idea you could share with them is EcoCongregation, the churches environmental programme. This encourages churches and their members to make appropriate practical and spiritual responses and get an Award to show what the church has done.

Ask people you know share the same ideas, if they would be interested in starting a Christian Ecology Group in your church. Once your group has been formed, and you have decided what you want to do, you could then contact other Christian worship communities in your district, tell them about CEL and ask if they would be interested in belonging to a CEL group in your district.

Doing this will help you discover any green Christian groups in your locality.

Contact secular groups like Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, CPRE and various Wildlife trusts. Some of their members are Christians who might be interested in joining a green Christian group.

Contact our local groups coordinator who will help and give advice about how to start a group and organise a meeting. We can supply posters, leaflets and speakers from CEL if required. We also have two videos for hire: 'Operation Noah' and 'How Green is Your Church?'

To find out more contact the Local Groups Coordinator at Christian Ecology Link contact John Vivian Telephone 01329 319301 email lgc@christian-ecology.org.uk