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Creation Care

Help Us Care for God’s Creation

As Episcopalians, we are called to loving formation, liberating advocacy, and life-giving conservation to care for God’s creation.

Embracing environmental stewardship to protect our planet.

Join a new Ministry of parishioners who have come together to carry out the biblical mandate to be stewards of God’s creation! Meeting monthly via Zoom, this group has joined with the Building and Grounds Committee to explore the installation of solar panels, are working with staff to expand recycling, and have explored tree planting partnerships in Los Angeles’ under-canopied area.

Solar Power at All Saints’

Learn more about efforts to bring solar power to All Saints’ Beverly Hills via solar panels.

Proposal

To install solar panels on the church buildings.

A Theological/Stewardship Perspective

  1.  From one perspective, installing solar panels reflects our commitment to be  good stewards of All Saints and God’s creation through the use of alternative  energy. The proposed installation of solar panels is one of the parishioner-led  Creation Care ministry’s proposals towards this end. 

  2. Alternatively, not altering the roofs via solar installation can also be  considered good stewardship of our All Saints’ parish by preserving the  aesthetic and historic integrity of our 100 year old church campus and  buildings as a place of worship for future generations. 

  3. Additionally, the existing Spanish tiles hold sentimental and spiritual value as  the All Saints’ congregation wrote prayers for the church on the backside of  the tiles of the roof, most of which will be removed in the installation of the  solar panels.

Environmental Perspective

Our carbon footprint is equal to 106,134 pounds of CO2. Some estimates suggest this much CO2 could be offset by planting 206,323 trees.

Financial Perspective

  1. The upfront costs for solar panels is quoted at $366,977. The remaining cost after 1 year is expected to be either $125,186or $271,977, depending upon if All Saints qualifies for a 40% (i.e. $146,791) federal refund that would be  issued 1 year after installation. 

  2. The intention is for 100% of the remaining cost to be covered by parishioner pledges. The remaining cost will not be funded by the church’s budget. 

  3. Solar panels would ostensibly reduce our electricity expenses by approximately  $30,000 per year. During the panels’ 25 year life span, this would be a savings to All Saints of $750,000 without regard to yearly maintenance costs or other incidental expenses.

Appearance/Aesthetics Perspective

  1. The overhang areas of the roofs will remain covered by the Spanish tiles. The solar panels would be visible from the street view of the church from Santa Monica Blvd.

  2. Solar panels would not be visible from within the courtyard or from Camden Drive looking toward the courtyard.

Here is what the roof would look like from across Santa Monica Boulevard: