Category: Take Action

  • 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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  • Over 750 & Counting for Divestment

    Over 750 & Counting for Divestment

    United Methodists are Signing On in Witness Sign on to our Petition Here to call on the UMC to divest from fossil fuels. Last week at the Conversation on Divestment with Bill McKibben, William Morris and Steve Hucklesby, Fossil Free UMC launched the Call to United Methodists to Divest from fossil fuels. We asked, so

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  • We don’t like these numbers.

    We don’t like these numbers.

    Over $1 billion UMC investments in fossil fuels! Your donation can help change these numbers. Countdown to General Conference and finally another chance IN 8 YEARS to ask again that The United Methodist Church divests from fossil fuels. Our calculations: based on public information from 2021-2023, Wespath has a 4-5% exposure to fossil fuels. The

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  • Call for Divestment – Português & Español 

    Call for Divestment – Português & Español 

    Llamado a la Desinversión – Chamado para o Desinvestimento New language versions up!! The Call for Divestment is now available—the full text of the letter, and the sign on form—in English, Português & Español. You can also view the current signatories. Thank you to the translator! And thank you to those everywhere who care about

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  • NEW: 2024 Model Divestment Legislation for Annual Conferences

    NEW: 2024 Model Divestment Legislation for Annual Conferences

    Scroll down to jump to the Model Resolution for Divestment What is a ‘Model Resolution?’ Resolutions or Legislation, also sometimes called a Petition, is a proposed rule for how the Methodist Church governs itself. Resolutions are submitted to Local Churches during Charge Conference, yearly to Annual Conferences, and to General Conference, which meets every 4

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