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  • Moral Clarity for a Fossil Free UMC

    Moral Clarity for a Fossil Free UMC

    Reprinted from Mark Davies’ Moral Clarity for a Fossil Free UMC – One World House – Mark Davies Living in Oklahoma most of my life, I have had a front row seat to watch how fossil fuel companies work their influence to protect their interests and expand their profits regardless of the impact on our… Read more

  • The Road to Environmental Redemption and Reconciliation

    The Road to Environmental Redemption and Reconciliation

    By the Reverend Christian DeMent, Pastor of La Mesa First United Methodist Church, on His Participation in California-Pacific Annual Conference’s Vote to Divest from Fossil Fuels I finally have some time to offer a reflection on my participation in the Fossil Free Legislation that passed at the Cal-Pac Annual Conference this year (2025). First, I’d… Read more

  • California Nevada and California-Pacific Annual Conferences Join Pacific Northwest and Desert Southwest in Divesting from Fossil Fuels

    California Nevada and California-Pacific Annual Conferences Join Pacific Northwest and Desert Southwest in Divesting from Fossil Fuels

    After the passage of the fossil fuel divestment resolution, the Cal-Nevada Creation Justice Task Force and Summit Planning Team gather to celebrate. Photo by restaurant staff, used with permission. By Sharon Delgado This article presents an overview of 2025 fossil fuel divestment resolutions passed by annual conferences in the Western Jurisdiction. It describes how they… Read more

  • Divestment Summit in Cal-Nevada Brings Action for Divestment

    Divestment Summit in Cal-Nevada Brings Action for Divestment

    Watch the Summit Here See the various speakers at the following times on the video, or find the separate presentations at the YouTube link above: 00:00 – Intro 2:51 – Bishop Sandra K. Olewine 11:55 – William Morris 1:25:47 – Jim Antal 2:12:26 – Jake Barnett 2:36:31 – Julia Frisbie 3:04:00 – Daniel Cohn “The… Read more

  • A Model Fossil Fuel Divestment Resolution for Annual Conferences

    A Model Fossil Fuel Divestment Resolution for Annual Conferences

    This post is a Model Resolution on Fossil Fuel Divestment from Fossil Free UMC and the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement, with a substitute resolution to present as an amendment or substitute if Resolution 1 is strongly opposed and likely to fail. Resolution 1:   Divesting From Fossil Fuels as an Annual Conference. In addition,… Read more

  • Watch Fossil Fuel Divestment Summit

    Watch Fossil Fuel Divestment Summit

    Watch the Summit Here See the various speakers at the following times on the video, or find the separate presentations at the YouTube link above: 00:00 – Intro 2:51 – Bishop Sandra K. Olewine 11:55 – William Morris 1:25:47 – Jim Antal 2:12:26 – Jake Barnett 2:36:31 – Julia Frisbie 3:04:00 – Daniel Cohn The… Read more