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Congratulations to St James United Reformed Church!

A Buckhurst Hill church is the first in the Epping Forest district to receive an Eco-congregation Award. The initiative developed in 2000 from a partnership between the Government-funded environmental charity ENCAMS (which runs the Keep Britain Tidy Campaign and the Going for Green brand) and the Environmental Issues Network of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. St James URC in Buckhurst Hill received the award after meeting all the criteria set up by Eco- Congregation. This includes connecting environmental issues with the Christian faith in the spiritual life of the church, carrying out some practical/tangible initiatives, working with the local community or having a positive impact on it.

St James’s incorporates the environmental theme into everything it does, holding services and bible studies with an environmental theme, distributing regular environmental newsletters and working with the community in litter picking and supporting the Cubs on several occasions.

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