by umcjnews | Apr 28, 2023 | Annual Conferences, Blog
Header Image: Cal-Nevada Clergy and Laity at a Banking on Our Future Action By Sharon Degado and Joan Pell The Cal-Nevada Climate Justice Ministries Task Force, established by the 2022 Annual Conference Session as an ongoing subcommittee of the Advocacy and Justice...
by umcjnews | Apr 28, 2023 | Annual Conferences, Blog
By Abel Vega Observed since 1970, Earth Day (April 22) initially drew attention to the increasing amounts of air pollution in the U.S. from leaded-gas for automobiles. In 1990 Earth Day burst into the global arena, which propelled the convening of the United Nations...
by umcjnews | Apr 27, 2023 | Annual Conferences, Blog
By Cathy Velasquez Eberhart The Hopeful EarthKeepers team of the Minnesota Annual Conference has undertaken a transformational journey towards land acknowledgement over the past several years. “A Land Acknowledgement is a formal statement that recognizes and respects...
by umcjnews | Apr 27, 2023 | Annual Conferences, Blog
By Robert Downs The West Ohio Conference of the UMC includes about three quarters of the state geographically, ranging environmentally from the southeastern region of Appalachia with mining and fracking interests to the southwestern region of industry and agriculture...
by umcjnews | Apr 27, 2023 | Annual Conferences, Blog
By Rev. Kim Hornung-Marcy In June of 2022 the New England Conference passed a very exciting resolution, asking at our the Conference to— Hire a part-time Climate Coordinator to organize efforts to educate New England UMC members on efforts to go green, to help...