About St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church Los Osos

St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church is an inclusive Christian congregation striving to promote social justice through spiritual growth and a loving commitment to their wider community. Located in Baywood-Los Osos, California, St. Benedict’s active presence includes uplifting community members facing food, resources, and job insecurity. Their commitment to care includes leadership in local, community serving nonprofits and operating the Abundance Shop, a thrift store providing professional training. 

Stewardship for the environment is a core value of St. Benedict’s congregation. St. Benedict’s shared, “we seek to preserve the beautiful, amazing diversity of God’s creation,” on their commitment to environmental care. They formed the group EarthCare, a weekly meeting centered on spiritual and actionable solutions to environmental concerns in their local area. Outside environmental action, the church also serves hundreds of meals through its Community Dinner and People’s Kitchen programs.

Bringing Solar to St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church Los Osos

This solar system will save St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church more than $137,000 on electricity bills over the lifetime of the system while removing 449,000 pounds of emissions from entering the atmosphere. With the savings from going solar with RE-volv, the church can invest these savings into expanding its outreach programs and capacity to provide relief for those in need, locally and globally.