by umcjnews | Jan 23, 2025 | Blog, Global Stories, Grassroots
“Ethiopia, despite contributing minimally to global greenhouse gas emissions, is consistently cited as one of the most vulnerable countries, not only in Sub-Saharan Africa regions but also globally, to climate variability and change.” —Heliyon via ScienceDirect A...
by umcjnews | Nov 1, 2024 | Blog, Grassroots
By Karlah Burton On Saturday, October 5, 2024, the Creation Care Ministry at Saint Matthews UMC, hosted a fall festival—an Earth advocacy/healthy eating based fair. In 2023, SMUMC became a commissioned “Green Church” as designated by the Western NC Conference. The...
by umcjnews | Jun 29, 2024 | Blog, Grassroots
Sara Nussel offers this celebration of the plastic recycling eco-project at her Florida UMC. My motto: God is Green! That’s the bumper sticker on the back of my Chevy Bolt. I like to talk about all things “green” that are happening in my life and,...
by umcjnews | Nov 24, 2023 | Callings, Grassroots
New EarthKeepers Commissioned 57 New Global Ministries EarthKeepers were commissioned online in November. Click here to read the story and watch the commissioning service Online Global Ministries EarthKeepers Training Coming in March On November 20, 2016, Global...
by umcjnews | Oct 30, 2023 | Grassroots
The Green Church Initiative of the Western North Carolina Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church By Karlah Y. BurtonNorth Carolina Earthkeeper Fall greetings with love on behalf of the Creation Care Ministry and Community Garden Project at Saint Matthews...
by umcjnews | Oct 28, 2023 | Grassroots
By Kim Richmond Step 1: Pass the Resolution The Western North Carolina Conference adopted the Local Church Creation Care Team resolution at its June, 2023, annual conference, with no opposition. Passage of this resolution has provided great exposure and marvelous...
