Category: Engagement vs. Divestment

  • General Conference Updates

    General Conference Updates

    By Sharon Delgado This update is now obsolete. To see the final result of what happened with Fossil Free UMC’s petition at General Conference, see our final press release or A Report on What Happened with Fossil Fuel Divestment at General Conference and What You Can Do Now. Grace and Peace to you during this historic

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  • Response to Wespath by Fossil Free UMC (Part 2) Become Like a Child

    Response to Wespath by Fossil Free UMC (Part 2) Become Like a Child

    “He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes a little child like this

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  • A Response to Wespath from Fossil Free UMC (Part 1)

    A Response to Wespath from Fossil Free UMC (Part 1)

    Photo by Hoda Baraka/350.org, used with permission To:  Wespath’s staff, Board of Directors, staff, pensioners, and other investors: In the debate about divestment from fossil fuels, the United Methodist Church is going through some serious soul-searching, and it is not easy. There is no reason to doubt that our fellow United Methodist pensioners, other investors,

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  • “Fossil fuels divestment debate returns,” from UMNews

    “Fossil fuels divestment debate returns,” from UMNews

    SIGN ON HERE TO SUPPORT FOSSIL FREE UMC’s DIVESTMENT PETITION. Thank you to UM News for a great article published today which featured the question of divestment in The United Methodist Church. See the article by Sam Hodges published by UM News on April 8, 2024.

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  • MFSA Plumbline: Divestment from Fossil Fuels

    MFSA Plumbline: Divestment from Fossil Fuels

    Understanding the Issue Fossil Free UMC (FFUMC) is promoting General Conference legislation to address climate change by adding “fossil fuels” to the list of ethical investment screens in paragraph ¶717 of The 2016 United Methodist Book of Discipline. At issue is whether The United Methodist Church should divest from fossil fuels, the primary driver of

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