FossilFreeUMC

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  • 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

  • General Conference 2024 Should Move UMC To Be Fossil Free

    General Conference 2024 Should Move UMC To Be Fossil Free

    United Methodist Insight: https://um-insight.net/in-the-church/umc-future/general-conference-2024-should-move-umc-to-be-fossil-free/ The 2024 General Conference of the United Methodist Church will once again be considering legislation to divest from fossil fuels, and I am in full support of the divestment effort. I know that Wespath, the organization that manages United Methodist investments, is against fossil fuel divestment. They believe we need a… Read more

  • Walking Our Talk about Climate Change

    Walking Our Talk about Climate Change

    Fossil Free UMC is a movement to urge United Methodist boards, agencies, annual conferences, churches, and individuals to divest from fossil fuels, the primary driver of global heating. This movement is a call to us as United Methodists to walk our talk about climate change.    The United Methodist Church has long spoken out against… Read more

  • Who has divested from fossil fuels?

    Who has divested from fossil fuels?

    In 1980, United Methodists broke fresh ground and planted the seeds of climate justice with a resolution passed at General Conference to address energy policy. That resolution has been amended and amended… but the planting made in 1980 – 43 years ago – has yet to bear the most important fruit. Other churches, congregations and… Read more