Accessing the new Eco Church survey
You can access the new survey by logging into your account on the Eco Church platform, and starting a new survey.
See our help guide section if you need support starting a new survey (please note this currently shows screenshots of the old survey – we will update this in due course!)
View the new survey questions and overviews
See PDFs of the new survey questions in both English and Welsh (complete set coming soon) and overviews for all five categories on our Eco Church survey summary page.
If you’d like to see all of the survey questions for all five categories on one page, you’ll need to start a new survey on the Eco Church platform. Once you have started a new survey, Click ‘printer friendly version’ to view all the survey questions for all five categories in one go. You will need to select the appropriate pathway for your church first to see the buildings and land questions. See our help guide section for how to find the ‘printer-friendly’ view.
New overviews for the five categories of the Eco Church survey:
- Worship and teaching overview
- Buildings and Energy overview
- Land and nature overview
- Community and global engagement overview
- Lifestyle overview
The Eco Church survey at a glance, and support to get started
- A summary of the Eco Church survey in ‘The Eco Church survey at a glance’
- Helpful tips to consider as you begin your Eco Church journey in ‘Getting started with Eco Church’
Support and help
For support navigating the Eco Church platform see our help guide on the Eco Church platform. This provides step-by-step instructions on how to create your account, login, reset your password, start a survey, apply for an award, and much more.
For more general enquiries about the Eco Church programme, see our help page on the Eco Church website.
New resources
Explore our resources for support in answering the survey questions. Here are some new resources specifically designed to support you with the new survey and some of the new topics covered:
New resources in the Worship and Teaching category:
- Pioneering models of worship: connecting with God through creation
- Creation care support and training for leaders
New resources in the Buildings and Energy category:
- Further information for very large church buildings
- Creating an Environmental Policy and Net Zero Carbon action plan
- Creating a simple environmental policy – an example template for your church to adapt
- Creating a detailed environmental policy action plan – an example template for your church to adapt
New resources in the Land and Nature category:
Watch out for more tips and further resources coming soon!
Transition phase
A transition phase will allow churches to finish their work on the previous version of the survey (all surveys started before the 8th October).
You have until the end of January 2025 to apply for an award using the previous survey.
After January 2025, you’ll still be able to view your responses to the ‘old’ survey in the ‘archive’ section under ‘your surveys.’
If you are not so far through your work on the previous survey, hop on over to the new survey, as we know this will have even more impact for nature and the climate.