The Channing Memorial Church Greening Committee received a grant in 2009 to start the Newport Neighborhood Energy Challenge to encourage and track measurable reduction in energy use by residents of the City of Newport over a 12-month period.

Channing Memorial Church Green Congregation Committee received a grant in 2008 to develop a program for helping low-income homeowners and renters to make their homes more energy efficient by compiling simple "kits" to weatherize their quarters, literature with energy tips, and referral options for subsidized energy audits and installations.