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Central Baptist Church

September 6, 2022 By Sarah Paulos

Wayne, PA Central Baptist Church is a Cool Congregation certified at the 40% level, saving 6 tons of carbon emissions a year with the permanent changes they have made to their facilities. In addition they have had a big impact on their members and community with their varied outreach and education about saving energy. “Our […]

La Mesa First United Methodist Church

July 14, 2022 By Sarah Paulos

La Mesa, California La Mesa First United Methodist Church in La Mesa, California is certified at the 50% reduction level and is preventing 46 tons of emissions a year with their solar panels and other efficiency upgrades.  “Receiving national certification as a Cool Congregation is exciting and so humbling,” said the church’s pastor, Rev. Christian […]

Congregation Kol Shalom

July 12, 2022 By Sarah Paulos

Bainbridge Island, Washington Congregation Kol Shalom has gone electric! They replaced an old fuel-oil boiler with heat pumps cutting out their gas use entirely, and are preventing 9.6 tons of carbon emissions annually. They are certified at the 60% reduction level. The upfront cost was approximately $14,000 and they are saving approximately $2900 in energy […]

Mountain View United Methodist Church

July 11, 2022 By Sarah Paulos

Mountain View United Methodist Church Boulder, Colorado Mountain View United Methodist Church has reduced their carbon footprint by 40% and is preventing approximately 70 tons of emissions from entering the atmosphere annually. One unique element of their multifaceted plan is an energy management system that monitors peak load to keep it under the 25kW lower […]

Aldersgate United Methodist Church

May 20, 2022 By Sarah Paulos

Lincoln, NE Aldersgate United Methodist Church earned recognition as a Sacred Grounds winner in the Cool Congregations Challenge for their work to transform their two acres into a neighborhood oasis with a playground and native plantings. They have now upgraded their worship building to reduce their energy use and are preventing 14 tons of carbon […]

St. John’s Lutheran Church

May 20, 2022 By Sarah Paulos

Stamford, CT St. John’s Lutheran Church in Stamford, CT has achieved a whopping emissions reduction of over 80% through holistic long term planning to both save energy and make better use of their buildings. In their own words , “Several projects were part of a long-term planning effort that began in 2008-2009: Efficient lighting installations […]

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