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  • Palms of Holy Week, a Reflection

    Palms of Holy Week, a Reflection

    I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.I lie awake; I have become like a bird alone on a roof…. For I eat ashes as my food and mingle my drink with tears.Psalm 102:6-7, 9 (NIV) Today Christian churches around the world celebrated Palm Sunday, the day when we remember—and stand… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • Printable Sign-On for Your Church

    Printable Sign-On for Your Church

    Print the sign-on to circulate at your church or gathering You asked, we answered! Online sign-ons are well and good, but our Call for Divestment belongs in the church as well. This PDF is printable, with signing spaces for both individuals and groups. Print and share the sign-on in church on Sunday, and with the… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • Fossil Fuel Companies Are Not Allies for Climate Justice

    Fossil Fuel Companies Are Not Allies for Climate Justice

    The United Methodist Church must divest from fossil fuel companies if it hopes to be an ally for climate justice. If fossil fuel companies were allies in addressing the global climate crisis, they would not have buried their own scientific findings about the reality of climate change in the 1970s, they would not have attacked… Read more

  • Divestment Conversation: Follow Up

    Divestment Conversation: Follow Up

    Thank you to everyone who participated in the Conversation on Divestment with Bill McKibben, William H. Morris, Steve Hucklesby and more! The opportunity was especially rich in thinking about divestment not only as an essential part of addressing the climate crisis, but also as an essential moral action–an act of faith. Please sign on to… Read more