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 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 | Dec 29, 2025 | Blog
In many ways 2025 was filled with darkness. It’s easy to despair, to feel lost in the dark. The January, February, and March issues of the Creation Justice Newsletter, Tips, and Café took time to feel the darkness and to lament and also to prepare as we entered the... 
by umcjnews | Dec 1, 2025 | Blog
By Rev. Mel Caraway United Methodists were well represented at COP30, both in person and virtually. Rev. Dr. Becca Edwards, Climate Fellow at the General Board of Church and Society and Texas Impact was on the ground in Belém, Brazil during the first week of this... 
by umcjnews | Oct 31, 2025 | Blog
By Kenneth Lynn Jobe The word enthusiasm originates from the Greek word entheos, meaning “filled with a god within,” referring initially to divine inspiration and later to passionate zeal. I am building a bridge. It is a suspension bridge across a clear water creek on...