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Vote Climate and Divest from Fossil Fuels
As published in United Methodist Insight. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12 (NIV) During this election season, those of us who continue to work toward fossil fuel…
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Creation Justice Breaking Through! General Conference Wrap Up from Fossil Free UMC
We have a lot to celebrate from General Conference this year with huge steps forward to address climate justice, environmental urgency and netzero. We are breaking through! Fossil Free UMC has a renewed mandate, next steps, and new partners for faithful and revitalizing climate action in the United Methodist Church. There was good to be…
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5 Reasons for Annual Conferences to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Fossil Free UMC is building on momentum achieved at General Conference! As we stride into a clean, sustainable, and faithful future, the next step is to extend this movement by urging individual United Methodists and our local churches, agencies, and annual conferences to divest from fossil fuels. Already, Wespath has announced more divestment options for…
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Today’s the day. I am hopeful.
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. Today is the last day of General Conference. There are less…
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From Ethiopia and Nigeria – African Church Leaders Call for Divestment
The conversation about divestment is a global one. I had an opportunity to connect with two United Methodists in Africa, one in Ethiopia, the other in Nigeria. Both support divestment, and are calling for the United Methodist Church to attend to creation care and the environment globally. Rev. Gezu Mossissa is a United Methodist District…
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Bill McKibben Calls on The United Methodist General Conference to Divest from Fossil Fuels (Video)
Bill McKibben, world-renowned climate educator, organizer, and longtime United Methodist, calls on his denomination to “do the right thing” and divest from fossil fuels “while it still matters” as General Conference meets in Charlotte, North Carolina. Delegates will discuss and decide on this issue within the next few days. See Bill’s bio below. Watch Bill’s…
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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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Donate to Support Fossil Free UMC at General Conference
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. Our task is a simple one: pass legislation at General Conference calling for The United Methodist…
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