Community Congregational Church UCC

Creation Care in Action

Community Congregational Church UCC in Benicia, California, wanted to demonstrate their commitment to Creation Care — and to its energy savings — so they wanted to switch to solar power and energy storage.

NEED

Community Congregational UCC saw its electricity bills rising steadily as well as its congregation's commitment to Creation Care. They decided to install solar panels and a Tesla Powerwall energy storage system.

CALLING

Community Congregational UCC is called to Creation Care initiatives because of their concern for the earth, lower energy bills, and wanting to demonstrate the ease of clean energy installation to their city.

God Math

The Cornerstone Fund’s Creation Care loan for $63,122 helped the congregation install solar panels on the building’s roof. They’re now saving thousands of dollars and are averaging 72% solar-powered electricity since February 2026. The Tesla Powerwall is also allowing them to keep energy in storage in the case of emergency outages.

“Thank you to the Cornerstone Fund for all your help in securing the approval of our application and in facilitating the timely disbursement of the loan funds for our solar panel project at Community Congregational Church UCC of Benicia. We are truly grateful for your responsiveness and efficiency in bringing this project to fruition. We are especially appreciative of the Creation Care Loan program and Cornerstone Fund’s support of environmentally conscious faith communities.“