Welcome to Hawkshead Hill Baptist Church - An Eco Congregation

1. Welcome to Hawkshead Hill Baptist Church - An Eco Congregation

3. The Good News: Is that God sent Jesus to reconcile us with each other (near and far) and with the whole of God’s creation. Colossians 1:2o

4. At Hawkshead Hill we are celebrating and journeying together in God’s Creation. - making the link between our Christian Faith and ‘living lightly’, with each other and with our environment.

5. An Eco Congregation is an award. • It recognises that a church is trying to live more in keeping with the full Christian message. We are seeking to honour God, respect our environment and support communities: locally and globally.

6. a) Making the link between our worship and our environment

7. God’s natural creation enhances our worship together

8. A Baptism in Tarn Hows (nearby)

9. A Baptism in our Outdoor Baptistry

10. Hosting Local Retreats

11. Our interactive Prayer Corner

12. b) Working to make our building and grounds more eco friendly and accessible

13. Many Chapel members have made eco friendly changes in their homes and lifestyles

14. Chapel Renovations 2005-6

15. 17 Christians from Hungary help us rebuild: (New insulated floor & roof)

16. Our local community also helped us

17. Rebuilding our toilets and making them wheelchair accessible Then Now

18. We have new eco friendly boilers for chapel & manse and use ‘green electricity’

19. Our new Upper Room for those in need of a quiet space in a Christian environment

20. Restoring our garden after rebuilding work

21. And maintaining the grounds in an eco friendly way

22. ‘Sanctuary and haven of peace for people and wildlife’: Youth initiative

23. Come and enjoy our ancient wildlife graveyard

24. Our garden is rich in natural beauty & biodiversity (see our nature diary) ‘The whole site is currently being sensitively managed with wildlife in mind’ Cumbria Wildlife Trust Survey, July 2008

25. We belong to the Quiet Garden Trust: A Christian Ministry of Hospitality and Prayer

26. Our Poustinia: a once derelict pig sty has been ‘recycled’ as a place for contemplation, retreat & prayer

27. c) Engaging with local and global communities

28. Hosting visitors

29. Our new wheelchair accessible path through our garden

30. Our community celebrate with us our Chapel 300th Anniversary (2009)

31. Chapel & local community celebrate harvest - juicing our apples (2010)

32. We are a Fairtrade Church

33. We welcome passers by to enjoy our chapel, garden & Fairtrade drinks

34. Us at Churches Together Stand at Hawkshead Show: Sharing Jesus with our Community. An opportunity to make a miniature garden, rest, reflect and pray

35. Chapel Members were founder members of the Ambleside Climate Change Forum. See also Lakeland Permaculture

36. Our Chapel was part of the Ambleside Area ‘Go Green Trail’ in 2009

37. Ambleside Tearfund Group: Chapel members & friends from other local churches praying on global issues: spiritual, justice, environment, etc.

38. Make Poverty History Campaign

40. Standing up Against Poverty

41. Participating in an ‘Open Air’ Churches Together Service: Praying for Peace in Middle East

42. Chapel Members Staffing Annual Tearfund Stall at Ambleside Christmas Lights

43. Presentation of Climate Change Pledges to No. 10 Downing Streetincludes a Chapel member

44. We promote & participate in Christian involvement in creation care; reaching poorer people with spiritual & community transformation (BMS, Tearfund and ...

45. We have links globally with Christian work in India, Malawi and South Africa Rev. Mvula of Rivers of Life Church, Malawi Sarah & Sundar, Fountain of Life, India Dan Pratt, BMS, South Africa

46. We are on a journey together -

47. Come and visit us!(the chapel is always open) http://www.hawksheadhillbaptistchurch.org.uk

48. Hawkshead Hill Baptist Chapel Cumbria