Tag: fossil fuels

  • A Response to Wespath from Fossil Free UMC (Part 1)

    A Response to Wespath from Fossil Free UMC (Part 1)

    Photo by Hoda Baraka/350.org, used with permission To:  Wespath’s staff, Board of Directors, staff, pensioners, and other investors: In the debate about divestment from fossil fuels, the United Methodist Church is going through some serious soul-searching, and it is not easy. There is no reason to doubt that our fellow United Methodist pensioners, other investors,…

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  • “Fossil fuels divestment debate returns,” from UMNews

    “Fossil fuels divestment debate returns,” from UMNews

    SIGN ON HERE TO SUPPORT FOSSIL FREE UMC’s DIVESTMENT PETITION. Thank you to UM News for a great article published today which featured the question of divestment in The United Methodist Church. See the article by Sam Hodges published by UM News on April 8, 2024.

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  • NEW: 2024 Model Divestment Legislation for Annual Conferences

    NEW: 2024 Model Divestment Legislation for Annual Conferences

    Scroll down to jump to the Model Resolution for Divestment What is a ‘Model Resolution?’ Resolutions or Legislation, also sometimes called a Petition, is a proposed rule for how the Methodist Church governs itself. Resolutions are submitted to Local Churches during Charge Conference, yearly to Annual Conferences, and to General Conference, which meets every 4…

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  • Let’s Shake the Coal Dust Off our Feet

    Let’s Shake the Coal Dust Off our Feet

      It’s Past Time for United Methodists to Divest from Fossil Fuels Jesus said: “If any place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you, as you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.”   Mark 6:11 It’s past time for the United Methodist Church to shake…

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  • A Lenten Reflection on Divesting from Fossil Fuels

    A Lenten Reflection on Divesting from Fossil Fuels

    This reflection was written to be published in the upcoming MFSA newsletter. As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. Indeed, the days will come upon you,…

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