Emissions Reduction Grant Recipients 2023-24

Get inspired to make changes to your church building to reduce harmful Green House Gases (GHG). Read what other congregations in Mennonite Church Canada have done with their Emissions Reduction Grant.

2023

Nine congregations received Emissions Reduction Grants in 2023. Read their stories. Part one features the first four congregations and part two the other five congregations.

Part One  

  • Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church - high efficiency LED lighting
  • Listowel Mennonite Church - high efficiency LED lighting plus past upgrades
  • First Mennonite Church (Edmonton) - upgrade lighting fixtures plus past upgrades
  • Sherbrooke Mennonite Church (Vancouver) - high efficiency LED lighting plus future plans

Part Two

  • Jubilee Mennonite Church (Winnipeg): Falling (and failing) windows
  • Fort Garry Mennonite Fellowship (Winnipeg): Upgrading a roof
  • Holyrood Mennonite Church (Edmonton): Stopping the drafts
  • Toronto United Mennonite Church: Heat pumps
  • Home Street Mennonite Church (Winnipeg): Ceiling fans

2024

Emissions Reduction Grants (ERG) totaling $18,000 to help two rural and four urban congregations reduce their carbon footprint. 

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From Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC):

  • Chin Christian Church (Kitchener)   Read Story
  • First Mennonite Church (Kitchener) - insulation   Read Story
  • Waters Mennonite Church (Lively)

From Mennonite Church Saskatchewan (MC Sask):

  • Osler Mennonite Church - on demand hot water system   Read Story
  • Warman Mennonite Church

From Mennonite Church BC:

  • Langley Mennonite Fellowship - heat pumps  Read Story