IPL recognizes the 150 congregations who entered IPL’s Cool Congregations Challenge for 2023. IPL acknowledges the good work they are doing to care for our Sacred Earth. As a group, they have prevented 1300 TONS of carbon emissions annually!
Together they are building the world we all want to live in. A big thank you from IPL and future generations who will thrive in the world you are creating.
Winners will be announced in February of 2023.
Community Inspiration
| All Saints Episcopal Church | New Albany | OH |
| Battlefield Farm/New Harvest Fellowship | Knoxville | TN |
| Brea Congregational UCC Church | Brea | CA |
| First Congregational Church Eugene | Eugene | Or |
| First-Plymouth Congregational Church, United Church of Christ | Lincoln | NE |
| Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist | Prescott | AZ |
| Habitat for Humanity of Central Arkansas | Little Rock | AR |
| Mid Kentucky Presbytery | Louisville | KY |
| Northeast United Church of Christ | Lincoln | NE |
| Open Circle Unitarian Universalist Fellowship | Fond du Lac | WI |
| St John’s Episcopal Church | Minneapolis | MN |
| St. Anthony Parish – Sacramento | Sacramento | CA |
| St. Johns UCC | Syracuse | NE |
| Tabernacle Baptist Church | Dermott | AR |
| Temple Beth Elohim | Wellesley | MA |
| Temple Isaiah | Los Angeles | CA |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta | Atlanta | GA |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lake County | Eustis | FL |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County | Lincroft | NJ |
| United Methodist Church of Berea | Berea | OH |
| United Methodist Church of Kent | Kent | WA |
| Winchester Unitarian Society | Winchester | MA |
Cool Planner
| All Saints Episcopal Church | New Albany | OH |
| Battlefield Farm/New Harvest Fellowship | Knoxville | TN |
| Brea Congregational UCC Church | Brea | CA |
| First Congregational Church Eugene | Eugene | OR |
| First-Plymouth Congregational Church, United Church of Christ | Lincoln | NE |
| Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist | Prescott | AZ |
| Habitat for Humanity of Central Arkansas | Little Rock | AR |
| Mid Kentucky Presbytery | Louisville | KY |
| Northeast United Church of Christ | Lincoln | NE |
| Open Circle Unitarian Universalist Fellowship | Fond du Lac | WI |
| St John’s Episcopal Church | Minneapolis | MN |
| St. Anthony Parish – Sacramento | Sacramento | CA |
| St. Johns UCC | Syracuse | NE |
| Tabernacle Baptist Church | Dermott | AR |
| Temple Beth Elohim | Wellesley | MA |
| Temple Isaiah | Los Angeles | CA |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta | Atlanta | GA |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lake County | Eustis | FL |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County | Lincroft | NJ |
| United Methodist Church of Berea | Berea | OH |
| United Methodist Church of Kent | Kent | WA |
| Winchester Unitarian Society | Winchester | MA |
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| Bardstown Road Presbyterian Church | Louisville | KY |
| Beulah Presbyterian Church | Louisville | KY |
| Cedar Ridge Camp | Louisville | KY |
| First Presbyterian Church | Conway | AR |
| First Presbyterian Church Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown | KY |
| Highland Presbyterian Church | Louisville | KY |
| Hopewell Presbyterian Church | Louisville | KY |
| Penney Memorial Church | Penney Farms | FL |
| Second Presbyterian Church | Little Rock | AR |
| Springdale Presbyterian Church | Louisville | KY |
| Springdale Presbyterian Church | Louisville | KY |
| St. Luke’s United Methodist Church | Indianapolis | IN |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta | Atlanta | GA |
Energy Saver
| Ascension Lutheran Church | South Burlington | VT |
| Beth Jacob Congregation | Mendota Heights | MN |
| Bethany Christian Church – Daryl Lauber | Lincoln | NE |
| Bethlehem United Methodist Church | Moneta | VA |
| Church of the Good Shepherd, Episcopal | Knoxville | TN |
| First Baptist Church, Morehead | Morehead | KY |
| First Congregational UCC Moorhead | Moorhead | MN |
| First Presbyterian Church | Conway | AR |
| First United Methodist Church of Westborough | Westborough | MA |
| Habitat for Humanity of Central Arkansas | Little Rock | AR |
| Highland Presbyterian Church | Maryville | TN |
| Rockville United Church | Rockville | MD |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet | St. Louis | MO |
| St John The Evangelist Catholic Church & School | Hapeville | GA |
| St. Francis Springs | Stoneville | NC |
| Unitarian Church of Barnstable | Barnstable | MA |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County | Lincroft | NJ |
| United Methodist Church for All People | Columbus | OH |
| Unity North Atlanta CHurch | Marietta | GA |
| Village Presbyterian Church | Prairie Village | KS |
| Westminster Presbyterian Church Nashville | Nashville | TN |
Renewable Role Model
| Ascension Lutheran Church | South Burlington | VT |
| Atlanta Friends Meeting | Decatur | GA |
| Congregation Beth Israel | Media | PA |
| Emmanuel Episcopal | Hastings | MI |
| First Congregational Church Guilford | Guilford | CT |
| First Presbyterian Church | Haddonfield | NJ |
| First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County | Reading | PA |
| Galilee Lutheran Church | Kelseyville | CA |
| Gethsemane Lutheran Church | Hopkins | MN |
| Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist | Prescott | AZ |
| Open Door Churches of Salem Oregon Oregon | Salem | OR |
| Prince of Peace Lutheran | Appleton | WI |
| St. Anthony Parish – Sacramento | Sacramento | CA |
| St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church | Ardmore | PA |
| Temple Beth David of Westwood | Westwood | MA |
| Temple Beth Sholom | Salem | OR |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lake County | Eustis | FL |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County | Lincroft | NJ |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Wyoming Valley | Kingston Township | PA |
| Unitarian Universalists of Santa Fe | Santa Fe | NM |
| University Presbyterian Church San Antonio | San Antonio | TX |
| Washington Hebrew Congregation | Washington | DC |
Sacred Grounds
| Abernethy United Methodist Church | Asheville | NC |
| All Saints Episcopal Church | New Albany | OH |
| Atlanta Friends Meeting | Decatur | GA |
| Beargrass Christian Church | Louisville | KY |
| Benedictine Sisters of Erie | Erie | PA |
| Bethany Christian Church | Lincoln | NE |
| Bethel Presbyterian Church | Kingston | TN |
| Bethlehem United Methodist Church | Moneta | VA |
| Birmingham Unitarian Church | Bloomfield Hills | MI |
| Christ United Methodist Church | Kettering | OH |
| Christ United Methodist Church | Lincoln | NE |
| Church of the Ascension Roman Catholic Church | Virginia Beach | VA |
| Church of the Ascension Silver Spring | Silver Spring | MD |
| Congregational United Church of Christ | Greensboro | NC |
| Edwards Church, United Church of Christ | Framingham | MA |
| Epiphany United Church of Christ | St. Louis | MO |
| Faith Lutheran Church of Castro Valley | Castro Valley | CA |
| First Congregational Church Guilford | Guilford | CT |
| First Congregational UCC Moorhead | Moorhead | MN |
| First Presbyterian Church | Elizabethton | TN |
| First Presbyterian Church | Clarksville | TN |
| First Presbyterian Church | Hastings | NE |
| Grace Church in the Mountains | Waynesville | NC |
| Hopwood Memorial Christian Church | Milligan College | TN |
| Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation | San Antonio | TX |
| King of Peace Episcopal | Kingsland | GA |
| Lakewood United Church of Christ | Lakewood | CO |
| Little Falls First Presbyterian | Little Falls | NY |
| Merrick Jewish Centre | Merrick | NY |
| New Providence Presbyterian Church | Maryville | TN |
| Northern Hills United Methodist Church | San Antonio | TX |
| Prince of Peace Presbyterian Church | Crofton | MD |
| Reformed Church of Holland | Hickman | NE |
| Rockville United Church | Rockville | MD |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Church | Omaha | NE |
| Saint Andrew Christian Church | Olathe | KS |
| Saint Paul United Methodist Church | Lincoln | NE |
| Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill | Greensburg | PA |
| Southwood Lutheran | Lincoln | NE |
| St. George’s Episcopal Church | Fredericksburg | VA |
| St. John Neumann Catholic Church | Lilburn | GA |
| St. John XXIII Catholic Community | Albuquerque | NM |
| St. Matthew Lutheran Church | Itasca | IL |
| St. Paul’s United Methodist Church | Helena | MT |
| St. Paul’s Episcopal Church | Chattanooga | TN |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Church | Oceanside | CA |
| Taftsville Chapel Mennonite Fellowship | Taftsville | VT |
| Temple Emanu-El of Greater Atlanta | Sandy Springs | GA |
| The Episcopal Church of St. Martin | Davis | CA |
| The Grove United Methodist Church | Woodbury | MN |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | Charlottesville | VA |
| Trinity Episcopal Church, Statesboro, GA | Statesboro | GA |
| Unitarian Universalist Church of Little Rock | Little Rock | AR |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills | Somerville | NJ |
| Unitarian Universalists of Santa Fe | Santa Fe | NM |
| Unity North Atlanta Church | Marietta | GA |
| Vine Congregational, United Church of Christ | Lincoln | NE |