CONGREGATIONS STRENGTHEN 

STEWARDSHIP THROUGH 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 

EPA, through its ENERGY STAR® program, helps the faith 

community improve energy efficiency in their houses of 

worship and other facilities. This reduces operating costs 

and demonstrates environmental stewardship. Join the 

network of congregations working with ENERGY STAR to 

improve your stewardship of financial and natural 

resources. Learn how you can benefit from energy 

efficiency while reducing pollution and the emissions 

that contribute to climate change. 

DID YOU KNOW? 

• Investing in energy efficiency can save your congregation 

30% or more on your energy bill. 

• Changing just five lights to ENERGY STAR qualified 

lighting can save you as much as $60 annually in your 

house of worship. 

• With proper use, an ENERGY STAR qualified programmable 

thermostat can help you save about $100 annually. 

Visit www.energystar.gov/congregations to learn more. 

PUTTING ENERGY INTO 

STEWARDSHIP. 

ENERGY STAR is a voluntary, government-backed program helping 

congregations and their members protect the environment through 

cost-effective energy efficiency. In 2005, Americans, with the help 

of ENERGY STAR, saved enough energy to power 28 million homes 

and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 

23 million cars—all while saving $12 billion on their utility bills. 

To join the network of congregations working with 

ENERGY STAR, return the attached postage-paid card or visit 

www.energystar.gov/congregations to access ENERGY STAR’s 

no-cost tools and resources that guide you, step-by-step, toward 

improving your congregation’s energy efficiency. EPA awards 

special recognition to congregations that demonstrate their energy 

efficiency improvements. 

The congregations listed here have improved their energy 

efficiency by such actions as installing energy-efficient lighting 

and programmable thermostats, adding insulation, installing highefficiency heating and cooling systems, and undertaking regular 

maintenance of their equipment. By making these improvements, 

congregations reduce emissions that contribute to climate change, 

while improving their stewardship of members’ financial 

contributions used for energy costs. 

REAL CONGREGATIONS. 

REAL SAVINGS.


Georgetown Gospel Chapel, a 20,000 square foot church in South 

Seattle, Washington, improved energy efficiency through lighting, 

window, and insulation updates and more efficient hot water use, 

which saves about $4,000 and prevents 80,000 pounds of carbon 

dioxide (CO2) emissions annually.* 

St. Elizabeth of Hungary, a 20,000 square foot Catholic church in 

Wyandotte, Michigan, installed an efficient boiler and HVAC system, 

upgraded lighting, and improved water efficiency to save more than 

$9,000 and prevent almost 183,000 pounds of CO2 emissions annually. 

Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel, a 33,000 square foot synagogue 

in New Haven, Connecticut, made energy efficiency improvements 

that save more than $2,800 and prevent 57,000 pounds of CO2 

emissions annually. 

Covington Seventh-Day Adventist Church, with a 4,800 square foot 

house of worship and 13,600 square foot elementary school in 

Taylor Mill, Kentucky, installed energy efficiency upgrades that 

save more than $1,700 and prevent almost 35,000 pounds of CO2 

emissions annually. 

Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, occupying 66,000 square feet 

in Solana Beach, California, made energy efficiency improvements 

that save approximately $7,600 and prevent more than 152,000 

pounds of CO2 emissions annually. 

Sikh Religious Temple, in Palatine, Illinois, installed high efficiency 

HVAC, lighting controls, and roof insulation and improved the 

efficiency of its hot water system to save about $8,500 and prevent 

170,000 pounds of CO2 emissions annually. 

Saint Paul’s Episcopal Parish, occupying a 150-year-old stone 

church of 8,000 square feet in Dedham, Massachusetts, conducted 

a comprehensive lighting upgrade and installed programmable 

thermostats and new windows to save almost $13,000 and prevent 

more than 250,000 pounds of CO2 emissions annually. 

Child Evangelism Outreach, Inc. & Fellowship Bookstore, in 

Washington, Pennsylvania, added 60% to its floor area, but through 

comprehensive energy efficiency improvements, saves more than 

$350 and prevents 7,000 pounds of CO2 emissions annually. 

Visit www.energystar.gov/congregations to learn more. 

*Local fuel mix may vary and will affect CO2 emissions. 
CONGREGATIONS STRENGTHEN 

STEWARDSHIP THROUGH 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 

EPA, through its ENERGY STAR® program, helps the faith 

community improve energy efficiency in their houses of 

worship and other facilities. This reduces operating costs 

and demonstrates environmental stewardship. Join the 

network of congregations working with ENERGY STAR to 

improve your stewardship of financial and natural 

resources. Learn how you can benefit from energy 

efficiency while reducing pollution and the emissions 

that contribute to climate change. 

DID YOU KNOW? 

• Investing in energy efficiency can save your congregation 

30% or more on your energy bill. 

• Changing just five lights to ENERGY STAR qualified 

lighting can save you as much as $60 annually in your 

house of worship. 

• With proper use, an ENERGY STAR qualified programmable 

thermostat can help you save about $100 annually. 

Visit www.energystar.gov/congregations to learn more.