Day 2
RCB Receives Eco–Congregation Ireland Award
The Representative Church Body was presented with an Eco–Congregation Ireland award at General Synod this afternoon. Archdeacon Andrew Orr, chair of Eco–Congregation Ireland, presented the awareness award to honour the work of the RCB and the RCB staff.
The RCB’s Green Charter in 2015, the Environment and Social Governance Strategy, the tree planting strategy, the resources on the RCB website, the pilot project for parishes in Down and Dromore, the keep cups in Church House and the beehives were among the factors which led to the award. These all make the Church of Ireland one of the most environmentally aware churches on this island, Archdeacon Orr said.
