Urbandale, Iowa Covenant Christian Church is a certified Interfaith Power & Light Cool Congregation at the 10% level! Covenant is a small church sharing their building with many other groups, and still has managed to make many small changes to their use of energy that have added up to saving over 5 tons of carbon […]
Certified Cool Congregations
Niles Discovery Church
Fremont, CA This small congregation that is part of both the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has reduced their carbon footprint by 10 tons through a creative, three-pronged approach, and is reaching out to have a big impact in the community. Niles Discovery Church reduced the energy use of […]
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
Davis, California Becoming a Zero Carbon Church In 2004, the Episcopal Church of St. Martin in Davis, California, took first steps toward becoming a zero-carbon church by installing a small photovoltaic solar array on the roof of our administration building. That process has culminated sixteen years later with recognition by Interfaith Power and Light as […]
Temple Sinai of Glendale
Glendale, California Temple Sinai of Glendale began with a small but important step – getting an energy audit from their utility company and switching their lighting to LEDs – to cut their electricity bill. But then one of their congregants formed a committee to encourage further action because it was the right thing to do […]
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Lyons, IL St. John’s Church Council and their Green Facilities Team reduced their worship facilities carbon footprint by 20% or 4.8 tons annually through investing in “negawatts”. Negawatts are the kilowatts you save when you reduce your energy use through energy efficiency and energy conservation. It’s the cheapest, quickest, cleanest way to reduce your carbon […]
St. Teresa of Avila Parish
San Francisco, California Motivated and emboldened by Pope Francis’ “Laudato Si” encyclical on care for our common home, St. Teresa of Avila Parish has reduced their overall carbon emissions and is a Certified Cool Congregation at the 10% level. They were inspired to seek certification because of their commitment to work together with others to […]
