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Competing Worldviews at COP 30
As representatives of many nations and members of civil society from around the world prepare to gather for COP30 in Belém, the competing worldviews of various participants are clearly in view. Representatives of the United Methodist Church will be there, informed by our common faith. The Community of All Creation section of our United Methodist…
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Communities and Churches Destroyed by the January 2025 Wildfires
In January 2025, two United Methodist Churches—Community UMC of Pacific Palisades and Altadena UMC—were burned to the ground in a devastating wildfire. Though only a few miles apart, both shared more than geography: each was founded over a century ago and leaves behind a legacy of deep community involvement. Community UMC has long been known…
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Open Letter to the Council of Bishops
In this time of growing environmental and human rights urgency, the Coordinating Team of the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement, with love and hope for people and creation, gathered to write this letter to The United Methodist Council of Bishops. Given the importance of the Episcopacy as denominational leaders, our hope is that our bishops…
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Follow the Mission, Not the Money Managers
Follow the Money, Not the Money Managers by Mark Davies The transformation of the world does not mean the destruction of the world or the destruction of a livable cimate for all life on earth. The United Methodist Church should not be investing and profiting from the fossil fuel companies that have created and are…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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