Dalmeny and Queensferry Parish Church (DQPC) have received an Eco-Congregation Scotland Gold Award! This follows our submission and an assessment on Monday 12th May when two assessors visited and looked into the work of the church from our Social Justice to our Property groups, our links with the wider community and lots more! We were delighted to be told on the day that they were recommending us for Gold and even more amazed to discover we are only the 12th congregation in Scotland to be awarded their highest award.
In the award letter which arrived this week the assessors said that it was a pleasure to see the commitment and enthusiasm within the congregation. They particularly commended the congregation for the following:
• The very evident “team working” across groups and involvement of all in the eco work, which is truly embedded in the life and work of the congregation.
• The support for and participation in such a wide variety of community environmental groups
• The involvement of congregation leaders and the embedding of environmental issues into the spiritual life of the congregation.
• The hard work and attention to detail that has gone into the Heat Hack initiative.
• The range of events run, open to the community, which raise awareness of and encourage action on environmental issues.
• Level of engagement with Christian Aid.
• Holding an Election Hustings and taking action to lobby politicians on Climate Change.
But we won’t stop there! There are some recommended actions for us to take within the Session and in our event planner The Great Big Green Week in our Cafes starts on 7th June and our 3rd cycle café is on 21st June.
For more information on our events, take a look at our events page.
