Montgomery Hills Baptist Church
Worship Facility in Montgomery County, MD · 9727 Georgia Ave · 20910
At a glance
Montgomery Hills Baptist Church is a 38,600-square-foot worship facility at 9727 Georgia Ave in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1956. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 57 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 32.9 kBtu/ft² and 82 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 52% of the 65 scored worship facility buildings in Montgomery County.
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 57 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 32.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 54.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 82 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 127,337 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,338 therms |
| Gross floor area | 38,600 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:33272794:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 57 | -1 | 32.9 kBtu/ft² | 82 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 58 | 31.2 kBtu/ft² | 80 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)
Montgomery County's BEPS (Bill 16-21; regulations approved in 2025) sets declining site-EUI standards for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft, with interim and then final standards later this decade and into the 2030s depending on building type.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 9727 Georgia Ave
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20910
Within ~1 km
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How does Montgomery Hills Baptist Church compare with other worship facility buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 79 worship facility buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Montgomery Hills Baptist Church's ENERGY STAR score of 57 compares with an average of 51 across the 65 that report a score; it scores higher than 52% of them and lower than 46%. Its site EUI of 32.9 kBtu/ft² is about 23% below the average of 42.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 38,600 sq ft, it is about 17% below the average floor area of 46,476 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1956, 18 years earlier than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Montgomery Hills Baptist Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Montgomery Hills Baptist Church, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 58 in 2023 to 57 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 58. Site EUI moved from 31.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 32.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 80 tCO₂e to 82 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 57 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 57 means the building performs better than about 57% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 57 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 18 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Montgomery County, 53% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. Montgomery Hills Baptist Church's 32.9 kBtu/ft² across 38,600 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (372 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 54.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 127,337 kWh of electricity and 8,338 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Montgomery Hills Baptist Church to report its energy use?
Montgomery Hills Baptist Church reports under the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21), the legal basis of Montgomery County's Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record montgomery_county:33272794:2024). Montgomery County's BEPS (Bill 16-21; regulations approved in 2025) sets declining site-EUI standards for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft, with interim and then final standards later this decade and into the 2030s depending on building type.
More worship facility buildings in Montgomery County
- Greek Orthodox Church Of St George· 38,276 sq ft · score 43 (D)
- Mt Calvary Baptist Church· 38,112 sq ft · score 27 (D)
- Church Of Pentecost Usa Inc Maryland District· 37,631 sq ft · score 17 (D)
- Centro Evangelistico Assembly Of Christian Churches· 37,620 sq ft · EUI 18.1 kBtu/ft²
- Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church· 37,504 sq ft · EUI 49.0 kBtu/ft²
- Tikvat Israel Congregation· 34,800 sq ft · score 22 (D)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Montgomery Hills Baptist Church's energy grade?
Montgomery Hills Baptist Church scores 57 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Montgomery County disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Montgomery Hills Baptist Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 32.9 kBtu/ft² (54.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 38,600 sq ft, including 127,337 kWh of electricity and 8,338 therms of natural gas.
What are Montgomery Hills Baptist Church's carbon emissions?
Montgomery Hills Baptist Church reported 82 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Montgomery Hills Baptist Church?
Montgomery Hills Baptist Church is at 9727 Georgia Ave, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20910.
How big is Montgomery Hills Baptist Church and when was it built?
Montgomery Hills Baptist Church has 38,600 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1956 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Montgomery Hills Baptist Church covered by the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21).
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About this data
Source: Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking (Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Montgomery Hills Baptist Church, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/montgomery-hills-baptist-church-529dd4cb (data as of October 2, 2026).