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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… Read more

  • UWFaith (formerly UMW) Joins the Fossil Fuels Divestment Effort!

    UWFaith (formerly UMW) Joins the Fossil Fuels Divestment Effort!

    It is a joy to share that United Women in Faith (UWFaith), formerly United Methodist Women (UMW), has joined the effort to divest from fossil fuels. Their tireless advocacy for women and children and justice, together with their campaigns such as Just Energy 4 All, have placed them at the vital center of climate justice… Read more

  • Earth Day Vigil Centers God’s Creation as United Methodists Gather in Charlotte

    Earth Day Vigil Centers God’s Creation as United Methodists Gather in Charlotte

    News from Charlotte, North Carolina – United Methodists organizing for Creation Justice at General Conference plan an Earth Day Vigil for Creation at First United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 22nd at 7:00 pm ET, with hundreds expected to attend in person and virtually.  The event comes together from a wide coalition… Read more

  • A Response to Wespath from Fossil Free UMC (Part 1)

    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,… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • “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. Read more