Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church
Worship Facility in Montgomery County, MD · 420 East University Blvd · 20901
At a glance
Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church is a 37,504-square-foot worship facility at 420 East University Blvd in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1952. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 49.0 kBtu/ft² and 118 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 49.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 79.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 118 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 176,242 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,362 therms |
| Gross floor area | 37,504 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:50282992:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 49.0 kBtu/ft² | 118 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 51.5 kBtu/ft² | 123 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
- 420 East University Blvd
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20901
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Mt. Jezreel 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. Its site EUI of 49.0 kBtu/ft² is about 14% above the average of 42.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 37,504 sq ft, it is about 19% below the average floor area of 46,476 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1952, 22 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 Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 51.5 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 49.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 123 tCO₂e to 118 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does a site EUI of 49.0 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church's 49.0 kBtu/ft² across 37,504 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (539 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 79.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 176,242 kWh of electricity and 12,362 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church to report its energy use?
Mt. Jezreel 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:50282992:2024). 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
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- Congregation B'Nai Tzedek· 34,691 sq ft · EUI 23.3 kBtu/ft²
- Seneca Creek Community Church· 33,416 sq ft · score 5 (D)
- Little Sisters Of The Holy Family· 33,000 sq ft · score 60 (C)
- First Baptist Church Of Rockville· 32,900 sq ft · EUI 66.9 kBtu/ft²
- Spencerville Seventh-Day Adventist Church· 32,145 sq ft
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Frequently asked questions
What is Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church's energy grade?
Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 49.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 49.0 kBtu/ft² (79.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 37,504 sq ft, including 176,242 kWh of electricity and 12,362 therms of natural gas.
What are Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church's carbon emissions?
Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church reported 118 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church?
Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church is at 420 East University Blvd, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20901.
How big is Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church and when was it built?
Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church has 37,504 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1952 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Mt. Jezreel 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, “Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/mt-jezreel-baptist-church-679e8de9 (data as of October 2, 2026).