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Category: Wespath Pensions and Benefits
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A Report on What Happened with Fossil Fuel Divestment at General Conference and What You Can Do Now
See Fossil Free UMC’s press release at the close of General Conference: Support for full fossil fuel divestment grows as The United Methodist Church moves to care for creation and address the climate crisis—including adding new divestment options. If you want to know exactly what happened with our attempts to get fossil fuel divestment passed at…
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Divest from Fossil Fuels to Stop Plastic Pollution
Photo by Sharon Delgado. On April 22, the day before General Conference began, there was a livestreamed Earth Day worship service in Charlotte that focused on our United Methodist call to care for creation. This last day of April here at General Conference would not be complete without tying together this year’s Earth Day theme…
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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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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)
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
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
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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