Cool Congregations

  • About
    • What is a Cool Congregation?
    • Certified Cool Congregations
    • How to Become One
    • Global Warming Facts
  • Start-up Kits
    • Start-up Kit for Congregations
      • Form a Team
      • Write a Mission Statement
      • Find Inspiration > Quick Picks
      • 25 Steps Under $25
      • Find Help in Your State
      • Congregational Calculator
    • Start-up Kit for Households
      • Message from Founder
      • Form Your Team
      • Write Your Mission Statement
      • 25 Steps to Start
  • The Challenge
    • How to Enter the Cool Congregations Challenge
    • Entry Forms Cool Challenge
    • Meet Previous Winners
  • Find Inspiration
    • Solar Congregations and Resources
    • Quick Picks
    • Your Success Stories
    • Meet Previous Winners
  • In Your State
  • Calculators
    • EPA’s Easy Carbon Calculator
    • Congregational Calculator
    • Household Calculator
    • Portfolio Manager
  • Resources
    • Religious Statements on Climate Change
    • Solar Congregations and Resources
    • Helpful Links
  • Contact Us
    • Donate

About Cool Congregations

Across the country, people of faith are making changes in their homes and places of worship to prevent global warming through our Cool Congregations program. Our unique stewardship program helps congregations engage their members in Creation-care by reducing individual greenhouse gas emissions and helps save hundreds of dollars in the process. … Learn more

Start Here!

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Our Cool Congregations Start-up Kits walk you through the process of becoming a Cool Congregation. The program is flexible and is different for every congregation. In some cases, one or two individuals are interested in starting a program … Learn more

25 Steps Under $25

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Getting started in the process of transforming your home or house of worship into a greener space may seem overwhelming. But there are many easy steps you can take that make a big difference. We've collected a few "cool" ideas for starting … Start now

Success Stories

  • Cool Congregations Winners are leading the way to a more resilient future
  • America’s faith communities lead the way on slashing climate pollution
  • Modeling care for the Earth and future generations in Kentucky
  • Energy saving volunteers in North Carolina work at nexus of climate and poverty 

  • Re-created native habitat replaces lawn, reduces CO2, prevents runoff
  • Largest community-supported solar system in West Virginia
  • Green to Deep Green with Energy Efficient Straw Bale Eco Center
  • First 20 Certified Congregations Announced

Contact Us

Interfaith Power & Light (National Office)
369 Pine St., Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-561-4891
Fax: 415-561-4892
Email: info@theregenerationproject.org

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  • Statement by The Rev. Sally Bingham on the U.S. making its $500 million contribution to the Green Climate Fund
  • Columbus Dispatch: Faith leaders reframe climate change as moral issue
  • Philadelphia Tribune: Interfaith effort spreads the word about climate change
  • Millennial: The Wise Men Went Another Way and So Must We to Protect Creation
  • Washington Post: To reach Jewish communities, Gov. Hogan should show climate leadership
  • Pioneer Press: Why some churches are going solar – and some aren’t
  • Delaware Voice: Climate change is a defining moral challenge for our times
  • Press Release: Faith Leaders to President-elect Trump: Denying Climate Change is Not an Option
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