by umcjnews | Apr 30, 2026 | Movement Café
May 2026 Movement Café New Feast Day of Creation May 20, 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 focused... 
by umcjnews | Apr 27, 2026 | Creation Justice Tips
Uncommon care for our common green spaces—national, state, city, neighborhood, and pocket parks, greenways, biking and hiking trails—each a patch of Eden, calling us to tend and keepfor all creatures for all time. May 2026 Immerse yourself in nature. Try forest... 
by umcjnews | Apr 27, 2026 | News
New! Creation in Christ Sunday/Feast of Creation is coming to churches September 1, 2026. See “What Is a Feast Day? Questions and Answers About the New Feast of Creation.” A brand-new Christian feast day, the Feast of Creation, comes to the worldwide church this year... 
by umcjnews | Apr 27, 2026 | News
Find out more about the new holy day observance for the United Methodist Church, Creation in Christ Sunday / Feast of Creation! Celebration of the brand new world-wide Christian feast day begins on September 1st, 2026. What is a feast day? Church world is abuzz with... 
by umcjnews | Mar 30, 2026 | News
We would like to introduce a quick way to check your energy bills that might immediately help you save thousands of dollars. This comes from the Green Team at Mountain View UMC in Boulder. They were able to help Lafayette UMC in Colorado save more than $5000/year... 
by umcjnews | Mar 30, 2026 | Blog
by Rev. Richenda Fairhurst There was so much to love about this book. Perhaps, though, I have to start with the stories. Rachel G. Jordan has a gift for sharing the insights and wisdom of her Christian faith alongside her true-life experiences as a marine biologist... 
by umcjnews | Mar 30, 2026 | Blog
By Dottie Yunger Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths (Psalm 148:7) There is a moment in the life of a sea turtle that feels, at first, like absence. She leaves the sea and comes ashore—awkwardly, heavily, out of the... 
by umcjnews | Mar 30, 2026 | Blog
By Sharon Delgado This post includes an excerpt from “Creation Crucified: The Passion of the Earth,” which is Chapter 4 of Sharon’s book, The Cross in the Midst of Creation “In the midst of suffering and death— be it individual, social, or ecological— the promise... 
by umcjnews | Mar 28, 2026 | Blog
By Gregory Waldrop Why do we call our planet Earth; most observers would look at its 75% fluid make-up and name it, more appropriately, Water! As the Creation stories suggest and evolution theorizes, when water arrives and finds its place in our world, life... 
by umcjnews | Mar 28, 2026 | Blog, Resources
“Broken Creation Care”From Broken Together Lenten Sermon Series by Rev. Suzanne Calhoun, Nevada City United Methodist ChurchCalifornia-Nevada Annual ConferencePreached March 8, 2026 Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2:3Video available on YouTube ChannelNCUMC Church...