Creation Care

Objective

To have caring for creation in its rightful place as the Anglican Church’s 5th Mark of Mission within St John’s Church: ‘To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth’.

It’s clear from the Bible that God commands us to steward his precious creation that we’ve been given. ‘The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work and take care of it.’ Gen 2:15 (NIV)
We need to take care of it, particularly at a time of climate crisis, biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental degradation. It is a witness to the world, one way of demonstrating how the world would be with God as king.

Creation Care Team

As Christians we have been given a mandate to care for the earth and we want to take this responsibility seriously. We have a Creation Care Team that encourages thought, discussion and action which places God’s creation at the centre of what we do, why we do it and how we do it.

St John's gained a Bronze Eco Church award in 2018. Eco Church is A Rocha UK’s sustainability programme and award scheme for churches in England and Wales who want to demonstrate that the gospel is good news for God’s earth.

The programme measures impact through worship and teaching, management of church buildings and land, community and global engagement and lifestyle.

CCTeamV1 Creation Care Team: Paul Dyer, Tim Glenn, Rachel Green, Roland Green, Alistair Hardie, Joanna Hardie, David Morgan (Chair), Jean Morgan, Jane Ough, Richard Ough.

Contact Creation Care group by clicking here

What can you do?

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The team have put together an A6 booklet which gives details of actions can take concerning :

    The food we eat
    The way we travel
    The things we throw away
    The energy we use
    Other ideas
It also provides useful information on opportunities in Wimborne to Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle, Repair, Refill and Rethink in Wimborne.
Download a PDF version here

Eco Tips available here

Isn't this for the scientists?

Gus Speth The words of a non-Christian environmental lawyer and campaigner (Yale & Oxford) describe the human condition and why it is important for Christians to play a role in this.

So who is being affected by changes?

Those who least deserve it are being affected most.
For example, we spoke to our linked diocese about the impact of climate change on our brothers in South Sudan.
ArchBishop Samuel Peni visited us at St John's and told us about the impact upon his diocese.
Click HERE to watch the video.

Planning your Visit

Welcome from the Vicar

Let me welcome you to St John’s! I am so delighted you have found our web site. We are a Church family in Wimborne for anyone living, working or studying around this area. Whoever you are, whatever your age, whether you’re an experienced Christian or not, we would love you to join us.

From an intrigued onlooker to the committed follower we are keen that everyone should grow in relationship with God through knowing Jesus. To help us do that our emphasis is on hearing God speak to us by his Holy Spirit through his word, the Bible. Each of us knows that we only grow in a relationship with someone and get to know them when we spend time listening to them and responding and reacting to what they say. So the focus of St John’s is on listening to God’s word, talking to him in prayer and taking up all that he says.

The Church family here at St John’s longs to help anyone who wants to investigate the life of Jesus. On this site you will find people, meetings, talks and events shaped to help you take another step forward in finding out more about God and his love for us in Jesus, and to help you get linked into the church family life.

I do hope I will have the opportunity to meet you personally in the very near future and that you will quickly feel at home at St John’s.

Revd. Peter Breckwoldt