Just and Free. Fossil Free UMC.

In this article, members of the UMCJM Coordinating Team clarify some of their essential understandings about climate change, climate justice, and climate action in the hope that it will stimulate discussion and action among United Methodist leaders, agencies, jurisdictions, conferences, churches, and church members about this critical issue. Essential Understandings: Climate Change, Climate Justice, Climate…

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…