Caring for Creation

The climate and biodiversity crisis is a crisis for all God’s creation and a fundamental injustice. It affects most those who have done the least damage. However, across our Diocese people are involved in a range of activities to reduce carbon emissions, protect and enhance the environment and care for our neighbours. This is urgent and a responsibility given to us by God. 

We are all encouraged to adopt care for creation into our faith practice. This has meant encouraging parishes to embed creation care into their church life, supported by a network of Deanery Environmental Champions. Care for Creation is built into our strategic decision making and is supported by the Diocesan Environmental Implementation Panel (LDEIP).

The Diocesan Environmental Policy

The vision for the Diocese of Lincoln is a healthy, vibrant and sustainable church transforming lives in greater Lincolnshire. Environmentally, this has implications for individual Christians, every church and as a diocese together, becoming a place where: 

• every aspect of ministry and mission contributes to the well-being of creation. This includes our worship, training, assets, churches, churchyards, schools and glebe lands. They contribute through our stewardship of land, biodiversity, water, air quality, materials, resources and people 
• carbon emissions produced through our activity are reduced towards net zero by 2030. This in line with the motion agreed at General Synod in February 2020 
• we use the Church of England’s ‘Energy Footprint Tool’ to measure change 
• diverse ecologies and habitats of all living creatures thrive in Lincolnshire, and that its neighbouring seas will be richer in biodiversity 
• partnership working builds resilient communities able to respond well together to situations of environmental crisis.