Fossil Free UMC
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Our faith demands us to act for a just clean energy future.
These days, “fossil fuels” seems to be as unspeakable as the other “f” word used to be, at least in official documents addressing climate change.
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“Fossil Fuels”: The New “F” Word
COP 30 Ends with No Roadmap for a Phaseout of Fossil Fuels These days, “fossil fuels” seems to be as unspeakable as the other “f” word used to be, at least in official documents addressing climate …
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November 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
These days, “fossil fuels” seems to be as unspeakable as the other “f” word used to be, at least in official documents addressing climate change.
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On Saturday at COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, 50,000 people “celebrated the death of fossil fuels” outside the United Nations climate summit.
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“Celebrating the Death of Fossil Fuels” at COP30
On Saturday at COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, 50,000 people “celebrated the death of fossil fuels” outside the United Nations climate summit. The “Great People’s March” and makeshif…
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November 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
On Saturday at COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, 50,000 people “celebrated the death of fossil fuels” outside the United Nations climate summit.
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November Newsletter of the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement.
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United Methodist Creation Justice Movement
November 2025 Newsletter: Worldwide Climate Response
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November 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
November Newsletter of the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement.
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“Sun Day is a day of action on September 21, 2025, celebrating the power of clean energy…
On Sep 21, we’ll celebrate the progress we’ve made and push for more. We’ll install new solar, host e-bike parades, give heat pump tours, and rally for change. “
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On Sep 21, we’ll celebrate the progress we’ve made and push for more. We’ll install new solar, host e-bike parades, give heat pump tours, and rally for change. “
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Sun Day
Together, we will change the future of climate change. Join the largest movement for climate action.
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September 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“Sun Day is a day of action on September 21, 2025, celebrating the power of clean energy…
On Sep 21, we’ll celebrate the progress we’ve made and push for more. We’ll install new solar, host e-bike parades, give heat pump tours, and rally for change. “
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On Sep 21, we’ll celebrate the progress we’ve made and push for more. We’ll install new solar, host e-bike parades, give heat pump tours, and rally for change. “
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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.
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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 writ…
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September 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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.
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All are invited to participate in a four-week book discussion on Bill McKibben’s most recent book, HERE COMES THE SUN. Every Friday from noon to 1:30 p.m. CDT from September 19 to October 10, 2025 via Zoom. Register at the link:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Here Comes the Sun - Book Discussion. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
The World House Institute for Social and Ecological Responsibility invites you to participate in a four-week discussion on Bill McKibben's book, HERE COMES THE SUN: A LAST CHANCE FOR THE CLIMATE AND A...
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August 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
All are invited to participate in a four-week book discussion on Bill McKibben’s most recent book, HERE COMES THE SUN. Every Friday from noon to 1:30 p.m. CDT from September 19 to October 10, 2025 via Zoom. Register at the link:
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Divestment from fossil fuels will be made possible by The United Methodist Church living more fully into its mission to transform the world and not destroy it and to do no harm and do postitive good as John Wesley envisioned for the community of all creation.
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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 …
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August 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Divestment from fossil fuels will be made possible by The United Methodist Church living more fully into its mission to transform the world and not destroy it and to do no harm and do postitive good as John Wesley envisioned for the community of all creation.
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Divesting from fossil fuels is not naive as some supporters of continued investment and engagement maintain, rather it is an expression of moral clarity that profiting from the companies that are knowingly destroying a livable climate for life on Earth is evil.
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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 compan…
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August 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Divesting from fossil fuels is not naive as some supporters of continued investment and engagement maintain, rather it is an expression of moral clarity that profiting from the companies that are knowingly destroying a livable climate for life on Earth is evil.
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Excellent interview with Bill McKibben. We are so thankful for his relentless work for climate justice.
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Environmentalist McKibben Says the Sun Can Save Earth from Climate Disaster
Often considered the godfather of the contemporary environmental movement, McKibben’s new book, “Here Comes the Sun,” argues that solar power is no longer an “alternative fuel” but has become the chea...
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August 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Excellent interview with Bill McKibben. We are so thankful for his relentless work for climate justice.
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By the Reverend Christian DeMent, Pastor of La Mesa First United Methodist Church:
“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).”
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“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).”
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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 som…
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August 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
By the Reverend Christian DeMent, Pastor of La Mesa First United Methodist Church:
“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).”
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“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).”
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Evidence of tremendous and joyful discipleship keeps rising in the Western Jurisdiction. As of the end of the 2025 annual conference season, almost all Western Jurisdiction annual conferences have taken steps to fully divest from fossil fuels.
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Divestment Gains in the Western Jurisdiction | UMC Creation Justice
Rev. Paul Mitchell, co-chair of the Pacific Northwest Commission on Environmental Stewardship addresses the conference body at the PNW annual conference in ...
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July 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Evidence of tremendous and joyful discipleship keeps rising in the Western Jurisdiction. As of the end of the 2025 annual conference season, almost all Western Jurisdiction annual conferences have taken steps to fully divest from fossil fuels.
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This article presents an overview of 2025 fossil fuel divestment resolutions passed by annual conferences in the Western Jurisdiction. It describes how they were passed in California-Nevada and California-Pacific conferences.
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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.…
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July 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This article presents an overview of 2025 fossil fuel divestment resolutions passed by annual conferences in the Western Jurisdiction. It describes how they were passed in California-Nevada and California-Pacific conferences.
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In March, the California-Nevada Conference organized a Fossil Fuel Divestment Summit. Over two days, at the in-person in Sacramento, and online over zoom, summit attendees zeroed in on the moral and financial questions of fossil fuel divestment. fossilfreeumc.net/2025/05/05/d...
Divestment Summit in Cal-Nevada Brings Action for Divestment
“The core business of oil and gas companies is to extract, refine, and deliver oil and gas. Asking oil and gas companies to give up oil and gas is like asking United Methodists to stop worshi…
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May 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
In March, the California-Nevada Conference organized a Fossil Fuel Divestment Summit. Over two days, at the in-person in Sacramento, and online over zoom, summit attendees zeroed in on the moral and financial questions of fossil fuel divestment. fossilfreeumc.net/2025/05/05/d...
Earth Day is not simply about planting trees or recycling—although those actions have value. For people of faith, Earth Day is a sacred invitation. An invitation to reimagine our relationship with the earth and each other.
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Earth Day 2025: Practicing Jubilee for Our Planet, Our People, Our Future
Earth Day is not simply about planting trees or recycling—although those actions have value. For people of faith, Earth Day is a sacred invitation. An invitation to reimagine our relationship with the...
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April 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Earth Day is not simply about planting trees or recycling—although those actions have value. For people of faith, Earth Day is a sacred invitation. An invitation to reimagine our relationship with the earth and each other.
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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.
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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 substit…
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April 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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.
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We see a lot of churches moving their money.”
—Julia Frisbie, Executive Director of the
Faith Foundation Northwest
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—Julia Frisbie, Executive Director of the
Faith Foundation Northwest
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How to Take Next Steps Toward Divestment | UMC Creation Justice
“We see a lot of churches moving their money.” —Julia Frisbie, Executive Director of the Faith Foundation Northwest The February Café featuring Fossil Free ...
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March 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We see a lot of churches moving their money.”
—Julia Frisbie, Executive Director of the
Faith Foundation Northwest
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—Julia Frisbie, Executive Director of the
Faith Foundation Northwest
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: #BoycottChevron for Human Rights and Planet Earth. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - 10 AM Pacific, 1 PM Eastern, 8 PM Palestine
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March 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Wednesday, February 19th
Join us February 19th for the first Movement Cafe of 2025. The focus is fossil fuel divestment, and conversation will help connect the dots as to why divestment is an important tool to fight climate change
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Movement Cafe: Divestment with Fossil Free UMC
To find out more and to register, go to the original post at United Methodist Creation Justice Movement: Movement Cafe: Divestment with Fossil Free UMC. Join us February 19th for the first Movement…
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February 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Wednesday, February 19th
As a denomination we have long acknowledged the dangers of climate change and have called for a just transition away from fossil fuels toward a clean energy future. Yet many United Methodist individuals and institutions continue to invest in fossil fuels…
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Next Step for UMC Net Zero Agencies: Divest from Fossil Fuels
By Sharon Delgado Published in UM Creation Justice Movement’s February 2025 Newsletter “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21). In the above passage, Jesus tel…
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February 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
As a denomination we have long acknowledged the dangers of climate change and have called for a just transition away from fossil fuels toward a clean energy future. Yet many United Methodist individuals and institutions continue to invest in fossil fuels…
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Join us February 19th for the first Movement Cafe of 2025. The focus is fossil fuel divestment, and conversation will help connect the dots as to why divestment is an important tool to fight climate change
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Movement Cafe: Divestment with Fossil Free UMC
To find out more and to register, go to the original post at United Methodist Creation Justice Movement: Movement Cafe: Divestment with Fossil Free UMC. Join us February 19th for the first Movement…
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February 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Join us February 19th for the first Movement Cafe of 2025. The focus is fossil fuel divestment, and conversation will help connect the dots as to why divestment is an important tool to fight climate change
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How can the timidity with which The United Methodist Church now shrinks from fully confronting the climate crisis be transformed into more courageous efforts to promote a stable climate and the healing of humanity and the biosphere?
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ENGAGING THE UMC IN CLIMATE CHANGE
by William (“Bill”) Myers and Kenneth Lynn Jobe Introduction How did the UMC get from its declared mission of discipleship of Jesus Christ, “to transform the world”, to cont…
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February 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
How can the timidity with which The United Methodist Church now shrinks from fully confronting the climate crisis be transformed into more courageous efforts to promote a stable climate and the healing of humanity and the biosphere?
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The United Methodist Church cannot meet its net zero goals unless it diversifies from investments in fossil fuels. The net zero goals are targets that all of the agencies of the church and our bishops agreed to meet by 2050.
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Net Zero Needs Fossil Fuel Divestment
By Jaydee Hanson The United Methodist Church cannot meet its net zero goals unless it diversifies from investments in fossil fuels. The net zero goals are targets that all of the agencies of the ch…
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February 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The United Methodist Church cannot meet its net zero goals unless it diversifies from investments in fossil fuels. The net zero goals are targets that all of the agencies of the church and our bishops agreed to meet by 2050.
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