Category: Finances of Divestment

  • “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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  • UMC’s Faith Foundation Northwest Divests from Fossil Fuels

    UMC’s Faith Foundation Northwest Divests from Fossil Fuels

    Faith Foundation Northwest’s announcement today brings big divestment news to the United Methodist Church. With a vote last month, and at the request of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference, the Faith Foundation Northwest has divested its own funds from fossil fuels. The Foundation, founded in 1966, stewards 93 million in funds in partnership with The

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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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