We’re a group of enthusiastic individuals, passionate about sustainability and caring for God’s wonderful creation. We seek to advise the Belfrey Church family on environmental issues, challenging and encouraging us all to value and protect the world around us. We know that the journey toward more sustainable living can be challenging, both in our personal lives and as a Church, but we also know it is joyful and exciting work. And most importantly, it is work that God invites us to do with Him.
We're very glad to be working with you all on this and we are always open to suggestions, so please don’t hesitate to contact us via hello@belfrey.org.
Daniel Brookes
Daniel has been a member of The Belfrey for over 40 years, and is a Warden of the church. He recently retired as a facilities manager with responsibility for the City of York Council’s Eco Depot. As a member of The Belfrey’s Impact Board, he is keen to ensure that the church is fully eco-friendly, especially as the St Michael le Belfrey Church building is renovated and renewed.
Ian Dawson
Ian is a researcher of farming and forestry, mostly in an international development setting. He works for applied research institutes in the UK and Kenya. He is interested in topics including adapting to climate change, healthy food systems and environmental sustainability. He currently chairs the Eco Advisory Group.
Luke Gooding
Luke is a researcher at the Stockholm Environment Institute in York. He specialises in researching community engagement and behaviour change in relation to sustainable development. He is passionate about promoting equitable futures for communities of all types: developing communities with healthy places to live, work, and take leisure.
Cathryn Fergie
Cathryn has been worshipping at The Belfrey since 2011 and is a member of the 11am congregation. She wants to help others see what small differences they can make to live more sustainably for God’s glory. A keen organic gardener, she hasn’t used peat-based compost for years, and tries to work with nature and encourage as much wildlife as possible in her garden.
Suzanna Frazer
Suzanna has been growing up The Belfrey since the 90’s, and currently attends the 11am service. She is currently working as a Civil Servant for the Food Standards Agency. She spent 10 years studying the environment, and 5 years in industry exploring plastic reduction. She has a passion for creation care, especially ecology, climate change, and packaging sustainability.
Zoe King
Zoe is on the staff team at the Belfrey, serving as Executive Assistant (pastoral). She is passionate about justice and seeing the breaking out of God’s Kingdom. She helps with the admin for the Eco Advisory Group and liaises with the staff and communications team.
Tony Scott
Since retiring in 2009 as Chief Architect at Leeds City Council, where he took the Management Team lead in sustainability and had been involved in projects which received national sustainability awards, he has concentrated on lowering his own carbon footprint by making his home, and those of his two daughters, as eco-friendly as possible.
Eco Issues
To find out more about eco issues, please see our Climate Justice page.
A Rocha Eco-Church programme
As part of our journey to become a more sustainable Church, we are taking part in the A Rocha Eco-Church award programme. We achieved the Bronze award in 2020 and are currently working towards the Silver Award.
Use the button below to find out more about the Eco-Church programme.
The Belfrey’s Environmental Policy
Click here to read our Environmental Policy.
