Evolve away from fossil fuels
Fossil Free UMC
The hope of an earth free of harmful fossil fuels is right in front of us. Our 2024 effort calls United Methodists to divest from fossil fuels at every level. Let us be righteous. Let us be a Just and Fossil Free people.”
Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. – Matthew 6:21
Renewing the Movement
A word from Rev. Sharon Delgado: Fossil Free UMC: Walking Our Talk about Climate Change
Why Divest from Fossil Fuels?
The burning of fossil fuels has caused devastating harm across the globe. Five Reasons to stop investing in fossil fuels.
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News, updates & reflection
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General Conference Update to Fossil Free UMC’s Petition, May 1, 2023
While General Conference has made numerous positive decisions that signal “a new day” in the United Methodist Church, divestment from fossil fuels is still very much up in the air. Here is an update on where we are with Fossil Free UMC’s petition to add “fossil fuels” to the UM investment screens in paragraph 717…
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From Ethiopia and Nigeria – African Church Leaders Call for Divestment
The conversation about divestment is a global one. I had an opportunity to connect with two United Methodists in Africa, one in Ethiopia, the other in Nigeria. Both support divestment, and are calling for the United Methodist Church to attend to creation care and the environment globally. Rev. Gezu Mossissa is a United Methodist District…
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Fossil Free UMC. 2016 – 2024
Remembering the 2016 effort! The huge push to divest in 2016 included events such as this evening Climate Vigil. We continue the journey to see the UMC become fossil free.
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