by umcjnews | Jun 1, 2026 | News
By Rev. Richenda Fairhurst Many United Methodist Conferences now have active creation care teams. The team in the New England Annual Conference, the New England Creation Care Circle, is among the first such teams, and members are active in local churches and with... by umcjnews | Jun 1, 2026 | Movement Café
June 2026 Movement Café Energy Impacts of Data Centers June 17, 2026 9am AK / 10am PT / 11am MT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET Sponsored by the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement, the informal, virtual space of the Café facilitates conversation, connection, and community... 
by umcjnews | May 30, 2026 | News
By Rev. Sharee Wharton The Baltimore-Washington Conference took a meaningful step toward faithful environmental stewardship at the 242nd Annual Conference by successfully passing the Resolution on Fossil Fuel Divestment. Rooted in a deep commitment to creation care... 
by Cathy Velasquez Eberhart | May 30, 2026 | News
By Cathy Velasquez Eberhart The Great Turning is a name for the essential adventure of our time: the shift from the industrial growth society to a life-sustaining civilization…The Great Turning is a reality. Although we cannot know yet if it will take hold in time for... 
by umcjnews | May 29, 2026 | News
By Dawn Lewis Artificial Intelligence (AI) is swiftly being integrated into our lives. And, that incursion is happening quickly. Everything from our social media accounts to our appliances to our decision-making is shaped by AI in today’s world. AI and its impact on... 
by umcjnews | May 29, 2026 | News
By Ian Urriola-Schonewolf The “Equip and Resource Local Church Trustees for Carbon Neutral Evaluation and Planning” resolution before the Upper New York Annual Conference seeks to help local churches move from abstract creation care commitments to practical,... 
by umcjnews | May 6, 2026 | Newsletter
May News The May Newsletter and May flowers are arriving! In Oregon, May blooms include the mimicking monkeyflowers, hairy balsamroot, and Pacific ninebark—a wild rose! For joy! The solitary bees that overwinter in the ninebark’s hollow stems are waking up. I am... 
by umcjnews | May 6, 2026 | Newsletter
April News As followers of Jesus, we ask ourselves, “What can we do?” We know actions count. We have responsibilities. We care. We know we can’t be wholly letting go. This edition of the newsletter brings the needs of water into focus. With so much of our Earth... 
by umcjnews | May 1, 2026 | Blog, News
Worship Series Coming from UMCJM for Season of Creation, featuring themes related to the Feast of Creation/Creation in Christ Sunday by Rev. Laura Baumgartner As has been the pattern for the last several years, the Worship Team from the United Methodist Creation... 
by umcjnews | Apr 30, 2026 | Blog
Cover photo: Sunlight shines over the Kootenai River in the Kootenai National Forest. Photo by Rev. Ross Janovec By Pastor Ross Janovec04/30/2026 Living and ministering in Libby, Montana, nestled within the vast expanse of the Kootenai National Forest, has very much...