Evolve away from fossil fuels
Fossil Free UMC
The hope of an earth free of harmful fossil fuels is right in front of us. Our 2024 effort calls United Methodists to divest from fossil fuels at every level. Let us be righteous. Let us be a Just and Fossil Free people.”
Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. – Matthew 6:21
Renewing the Movement
A word from Rev. Sharon Delgado: Fossil Free UMC: Walking Our Talk about Climate Change
Why Divest from Fossil Fuels?
The burning of fossil fuels has caused devastating harm across the globe. Five Reasons for Annual Conferences to Divest from Fossil Fuels.
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2026 Annual Conference Model Resolutions: Divesting as an Annual Conference from Fossil Fuels
Two Optionsof Model Resolutions from Fossil Free UMCand the United Methodist Creation Justice Movementare below. These two model resolutions are focused on annual conferences studying about and/or divesting their own conference portfolios from fossil fuels. See also another divestment resolution focused calling on on our UM Board of Pensions, Wespath, to divest from fossil fuels:
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A 2026 Model Annual Conference Resolution: Urging Fossil Fuel Divestment of All Denominational Funds at Wespath
This is a Model Annual Conference Resolution for 2026 calling on the United Methodist Church’s investment agency, Wespath, to add fossil fuels to its investment screens for all its portfolios in response to the damage caused by climate change. Any annual conference is welcome to use the model resolution as is or to change it
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Fossil Free UMC. 2016 – 2024
Remembering the 2016 effort! The huge push to divest in 2016 included events such as this evening Climate Vigil. We continue the journey to see the UMC become fossil free.
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