by umcjnews | Jan 31, 2026 | Blog
By Rev. Anna Blinn Cole On the latest Green Team Zoom call, I shared a project we have piloted in Upper New York. Funded by a grant from Peace With Justice, we put together 100 Green Team Starter Kits to hand out for free at our 2025 annual conference. As we... 
by umcjnews | Jan 31, 2026 | Blog
(pictured above from left to right: Johnna Kosnoff, Mark O’Brate, Marilyn O’Brate, Jamie Long, Mary Beth Miller, Dane Evans, Chrissy Britton, Juli Ragan) First United Methodist Church Bentonville, ArkansasJohnna Kosnoff, Certified Lay Minister and Community... 
by umcjnews | Jan 31, 2026 | Blog, News
Annual Conference leaders are making use of the UMC jurisdictional structure in the US to deepen connections, share resources and further the work of Creation Justice. Here are details for upcoming meetings. Jurisdictional groups are also available in the Global... 
by umcjnews | Jan 31, 2026 | Blog
by Karen McElfishCo-Coordinator, Annual Conference Organizing Team In this time of growing environmental and human rights urgency, we the people called United Methodists are rallying to work for creation justice, from the grassroots level to throughout the... by umcjnews | Jan 30, 2026 | Movement Café
February 2026 Movement Café: Conference Summits: Engaging Bishops and Church Leadership February 18, 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... 
by umcjnews | Jan 28, 2026 | Blog
Leah Penniman (all pronouns) is a Black Kreyol farmer, mother, soil nerd, author, and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, NY. She co-founded Soul Fire Farm in 2010 with the mission to end racism in the food system and reclaim our ancestral connection... 
by umcjnews | Jan 28, 2026 | Blog
Register here for The Bishop’s Climate Summit, April 18th gathering at Maple Springs United Methodist Church, 2569 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106. Workshops on April 18th Learn more about the nine workshops and presenters who will be sharing during the... 
by umcjnews | Jan 28, 2026 | Creation Justice Tips
“ ‘Tis a Gift to Be Simple ‘Tis a Gift to Be Free…” These 10 simple changes will ultimately free up your life and help save Earth. This month’s Tips come from a teacherof environmental science classesfor 13 years. Now retired, she continues to share tips,for the love... 
by umcjnews | Jan 20, 2026 | Blog
by Rev. Richenda Fairhurst Book Title: Love in a Time of Climate Change, RevisedPublisher: Fortress PressAvailable: January 13, 2026 From the Publisher: In the revised edition of Love in a Time of Climate Change, Sharon Delgado offers hope amid the urgency and... 
by umcjnews | Jan 1, 2026 | Newsletter
January News“Come let us walk in the light of the Lord” (Isaiah 5:2) Isaiah would feel right at home in our present situation if he were here. So let us honor this prophet’s call and walk in the light of the Lord. As we trust God, we also reflect God and...