St Thomas the Apostle Houston

St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church is a welcoming congregation located in Houston, Texas. With weekly services held on Sundays, the church opens its doors to anyone to worship, learn, and serve in Christ to glorify God. St. Thomas is renowned as a true community center, supporting a huge range of needs—from food security and senior services to youth programs and foster care placement.

With the support of RE-volv, St. Thomas is taking a bold step to honor its commitment to environmental stewardship by installing a 52.2 kW rooftop solar system. This transition is expected to result in $120,753 of savings over the life of the system, dramatically reducing the church’s electricity costs. These are funds that they can redirect toward their vital outreach programs, like their fresh food distribution and dementia care services.

"Our investment in solar is fundamentally an act of environmental stewardship and is about achieving an economy of scale that directly benefits our neighbors."

– Rev. Mike Stone, St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church

Inspiring Long-Term Community Impact

Once installed, the system will not only lower the church's overhead, but also act as a powerful example of climate action right in the Houston area. St. Thomas already supports the community in dozens of ways: assisting 500+ people per month with fresh food, housing a nonprofit for foster care placement, and hosting the Nassau Bay city community center and senior services.

When a trusted community institution like St. Thomas goes solar, it shows everyone—congregants, local nonprofits, and neighbors—what is possible. This is the Solar Seeding Effect in action: one project inspiring many to see clean energy as an accessible solution.