by umcjnews | Mar 1, 2026 | Blog
“If we know how to address the climate crisis, why do we fail to act?” is not a scientific question, but an ethical one. But it might be the key to unlocking the potential of humankind to finally address this multigenerational scientific challenge. Texas Impact... 
by umcjnews | Feb 22, 2026 | Blog
Cover: Conference leaders and members tending to the community garden. Located in Big Creek, Kentucky, the Central Appalachian Missionary Conference seeks to bring hope to rural Appalachian communities. CAMC’s Hope Harvest Initiative is one of the conference’s most... 
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...