Category: General Conference

  • Let’s Shake the Coal Dust Off our Feet

    Let’s Shake the Coal Dust Off our Feet

      It’s Past Time for United Methodists to Divest from Fossil Fuels Jesus said: “If any place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you, as you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.”   Mark 6:11 It’s past time for the United Methodist Church to shake

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  • A Lenten Reflection on Divesting from Fossil Fuels

    A Lenten Reflection on Divesting from Fossil Fuels

    This reflection was written to be published in the upcoming MFSA newsletter. As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. Indeed, the days will come upon you,

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  • 10 Reasons for Wespath to support fossil fuel divestment

    10 Reasons for Wespath to support fossil fuel divestment

    As of December 2023, 1,600 institutions and organizations have chosen divestment. Estimated divested funds total $41 trillion dollars, with faith-based organizations representing a full 35.7% of that total. Where your treasure is, there your hearts will be also. Matthew 6:21 Below find ten reasons to divest–centering the efforts and concerns of Wespath. As United Methodists,

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  • 10 Reasons for Central Conferences to Support Fossil Fuel Divestment

    10 Reasons for Central Conferences to Support Fossil Fuel Divestment

    The following talking points, developed by Fossil Free UMC, focus on issues that specifically impact Central Conferences related to the General Conference petition to add fossil fuels to United Methodist ethical investment screens. They are intended to facilitate inclusive discussion, discernment, and decision making. Read about each of these points, below. Learn more In Pictures

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  • The Revised Social Principles, Creation Justice, and General Conference

    The Revised Social Principles, Creation Justice, and General Conference

    The Revised Social Principles, Creation Justice, and General Conference   by Sharon Delgado and Mark Davies In addition to promoting the General Conference legislation to add fossil fuels to the list of United Methodist investment screens, Fossil Free UMC supports the passage of the Revised Social Principles at General Conference. In addition to working with Fossil Free

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