We believe that mankind has a God-given duty to care for God’s creation, and it’s a duty that comes with both authority and responsibility. We need to care for creation because creation displays God’s glory, and because God has instructed us to, so we need to be obedient to that.

Here at Silklife, we aim to:

• make changes to the way Silklife church is run and operated, so that we’re exercising greater creation care

• model and encourage creation care in our church members and their families.

• champion greater creation care to the people of Macclesfield and beyond.

What is Silklife doing?

So far we have

• Hosted a preaching series on the subject of creation care. If you missed any of the sermons, you can catch up here.

• Initiated a small working group that meets with a view to reduce environmental impact at Silklife. If you would like to join our team in looking to reduce our negative impact on God's creation, do get in touch here.

• Introduced a local 'mini-library' with a range of Christian books.

• Introduced recycling bins and recycling collection.

• Reviewed banking and insurance providers.

• Introduced LED lighting.

• Moved away from single use communion cups.

• Contributed financially to bore holes and emergency food relief in Zambia.

We are currently reviewing all areas of church life to identify further potential areas where we can continue to reduce our environmental impact at Silklife.

What can I do?

1. Engage with what we are doing at Silklife

   • If you missed any of our sermons on creation care, you can catch up here. We will be posting lots of low-cost and easy suggestions on our Facebook page, so make sure to give us a follow. 

2. Engage with Christian organisations

   • Read through resources listed by Creation Call on ChristCentral's webpage

   • The Creation Care scheme is an extensive questionnaire assessing household impact, giving suggestions for potential areas of improvement

   • Take a look at A Rocha's Noticeboard for tips, information and resources

   • Take this quiz on the Just Money Movement website, and take a look at their information on pensions, spending, banking and investing.

3. Engage with initiatives local to Macclesfield

   • Macclesfield Repair cafe can fix almost any item for free or for a donation

   • The One Project have a community fridge and recycle a range of difficult to recycle items

   • Cre8 Macclesfield's Community Grocery

   • Scoop & Scales, a refill grocery store who also offer online shopping with zero emissions delivery

   • Borrow books from Macclesfield Library

   • Boots in Macclesfield offer free recycling for blister packs and a range of other health and beauty items.