St Luke's Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd

Activities in different areas of church life:

'Spiritual':

• regular ecotips in church leaflet
• Lent Bible study course (USPG)
• Bible study course (SAGE)
• Intercessions include creation care.

Practical:

• recycling projects (spectacles, bottle tops, stamps, toner cartridges, mobile phones, household items and clothes)
• gas and electricity use monitored by children's club
• eco friendly cleaning materials used
• Fair trade items used.

Mission:

• community river clean up project (annual event)
• supporting community fair trade events
• local twinning initiative
• supporting hospital in Tanzania with USPG
• planted acorns, which the Council will plant
• working with Council sustainability officer
• work with other local churches for events such as Christian Aid week, Lent lunches etc.
• tried veg box scheme in church
• work with children's club on eco ideas.