Limestone Presbyterian Church

     Check out what others are doing!  Limestone Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, Delaware, inspired by the PCUSA Book of Order, felt called to " use the earth's resources responsibly without plundering, polluting, or destroying" by installing solar panels on the roof of the church.  While it was an expensive venture (about $250K), half of that was paid through incentives from the state of Delaware, and the other half was obtained by a loan through the Presbyterian Investment Loan Program (PILP).  They expect to have a return on their investment in 10-12 years, at which point the solar panels will be a source of income for the church-- to the tune of about $40,000 over the life of the project.
     If you are invested in PILP, this is one type of project that your money is used for.  If you are not invested in PILP, consider doing so as it helps churches around the country-- including Ark and Dove-- to provide outstanding resources for Presbyterian church building projects.
     Check out the link below to for Limestone. They have an excellent explanation of why they chose to do this,  and what they expect to gain in return.  I especially think it is cool that they have a "Daily Solar Report" on their site which shows all kinds of data about the real time performance of their solar panels.
     We also ask you to click the link for PILP and consider investing some of you money with them.  Ark and Dove gets rebates from PILP based on the amount of money Ark and Dove members have invested in the program.  These rebates enable us to pay down our mortgages quicker, and invest more in missions.  Feel free to leave a comment here if you have any questions about the program.
     We are excited to see others in pursuit of environmental stewardship and hope that this inspires you to take action in your lives.

Limestone Presbyterian

Presbyterian Investment and Loan Program