Industrial technologies have transformed and degraded Appalachia’s socio-economic and environmental landscape while digital technologies have presented a source of disruption and opportunity. How religious communities have reacted to these changes has often been overlooked, despite the continued prominence of religion in rural areas like Appalachia, and religion’s potential to shape technological usage and environmental discourse. To address this gap, this study conducted a religious social shaping of technology analysis of Bethlehem Farm—a Catholic intentional community in West Virginia. It analyzed how the organization’s social, environmental and religious context informs its usage of industrial and digital technology. The study found that Bethlehem Farm’s technology use minimizes engagement with consumer culture and natural resource extraction while implementing the Catholic Social Teachings of community, human dignity, and subsidiarity. The interaction of these aims with Bethlehem Farm’s drive to survive as a non-profit is reflected by a complex set of synergies and compromises that support renewable energy use while favoring selective engagement with certain technologies—including household appliances, digital devices, and social media. Overall, this study highlights the detailed and committed approach a religious organization can take to address the environmental and social problems caused by technology in a rural area.