Pilgrim Congregational Church, UCC, is pleased to announce the church is now powered by solar energy, a pivot to a clean energy source. Pilgrim held a festive dedication service with cake, ice cream, and games in June to celebrate the completion of the rooftop solar panels. Mark Sandeen of Lexington’s Select Board, Cindy Davidson, Executive Director of Mass Interfaith Power and Light, Ricki Pappo, Chair of LexCAN, and David Kleinschmidt of SunBug Solar were in attendance.
“We are thrilled that our solar array is now online,” said Pilgrim’s Pastor Reebee Girash. “We are grateful to the dozens of Pilgrims and friends who donated to make this system possible and to those members who dedicated well over a year to bring this project to fruition. Our choice to go solar is grounded in our congregation’s commitment to care for creation and address climate change.”
Pilgrim has strived to be environmentally sound in how it conducts its worship and fellowship. Pilgrim Church will not only contribute energy to the grid but also reduce electricity costs and the use of traditional energy sources. Pilgrim is pleased to join several other Lexington-based faith organizations that have worked to employ green energy sources.
