Support services at Acomb Methodist Church include a community garden, a weekly pop-up café and free hot takeaway meals for people struggling with the cost of living crisis.
Following the green upgrades, such as installing 30kWh of solar battery storage, the treasurer predicts that the church’s electricity bills will be reduced by 50%.
“We want to be seen as a group of people who are living out our want to care for God’s earth,” Ms Taylor said.
“We’re sending green energy to the grid and that’s the equivalent just in electricity of 3.5 UK homes.”
The Building Sustainable Hope project, which received £739,465 from the Net Zero Fund, is part of the Yorkshire North & East Methodist District’s target to reach net zero by 2040.
