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  • Ten Reasons Why The United Methodist Church Should Divest from Fossil Fuels

    Ten Reasons Why The United Methodist Church Should Divest from Fossil Fuels

    These talking points explain why it is so important to support the petition to General Conference in 2024 calling for “fossil fuels” to be added to United Methodist Church’s list of ethical investment screens in Paragraph 717 of the United Methodist Book of Discipline. Read more

  • A Fossil Free UMC Response to COP28: The Limitations of the Dominant Paradigm for Climate Rescue

    A Fossil Free UMC Response to COP28: The Limitations of the Dominant Paradigm for Climate Rescue

    Read this also at United Methodist Insight. “My kingdom is not of this world.”  John 18:36 (NIV) What was the outcome of COP28?  What light can our faith shed on these and other efforts to alleviate climate change and support climate justice?  Finally, how does the mission of Fossil Free UMC to divest from fossil… Read more

  • Fossil Free Advent

    Fossil Free Advent

    Shepherd of Israel, listen! You, who lead us to green, lush pastures, Show us again who we are, As children of Susanna, John and Charles Wesley, Believers! Seekers of salvation! Restore us, God! Make your face shine so that we can be saved! This is my Advent prayer, drawn from Psalm 80. There is much… Read more

  • Why Invest in Fossil Free UMC?

    Why Invest in Fossil Free UMC?

    “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:21). These words of Jesus admonish us to value our spiritual treasures over our worldly treasures, while reminding us that how we use our worldly treasures reveals what we value. Jesus’ words invite us to let our hearts inform us as we make practical… Read more

  • Why Working with Fossil Fuel Companies Will Not Work

    Why Working with Fossil Fuel Companies Will Not Work

    There is a very simple reason why working with fossil fuel companies for climate justice will not work, and it is this… wait for it… they are fossil fuel companies. They exist to make money from selling fossil fuels. Their profits are dependent on our continuing to use a multi-trillion dollar fossil fuel infrastructure that… Read more

  • Our First Task

    Our First Task

     “United Methodists working for a just transition to a fossil-free energy future.” The first task of our renewed Fossil Free UMC Movement is to support the petition to General Conference calling for “fossil fuels” to be added to our list of ethical investment screens in Paragraph 717 of the Book of Discipline. This is the… Read more