by umcjnews | Aug 30, 2024 | Blog, News
A renewed mission for creation justice is blooming in The United Methodist Church. During General Conference 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina, legislation was enacted by delegates from across the denomination to raise creation care and justice to its rightful place... 
by umcjnews | Jul 27, 2024 | Blog, News, Resources
The Worship Team is excited to announce that there is a new worship series for Season of Creation 2024 available in the Resource Library! “First Fruits and Fig Trees: To Hope and Act with Creation” is a 5-week series, complete with prayers, calls, benedictions, a... 
by umcjnews | Jun 28, 2024 | Blog, News, Resources
By Darryl W. Stephens “God is in all things, . . . and is, in a true sense, the soul of the universe.” —John Wesley The Revised Social Principles document approved by General Conference 2024 boosts The United Methodist Church’s environmental witness. From warnings... 
by umcjnews | Jun 28, 2024 | Blog, News
2024 has been a busy time for United Methodists seeking action on the climate crisis and environmental stewardship. Many annual conferences submitted and passed resolutions to further the effort in their regions. United Methodists also held workshops, cheered on youth... 
by umcjnews | May 6, 2024 | News
by Rev Richenda Fairhurst For creation justice advocates, the work of decades found an exhilarating moment this week when, in literal moments on Tuesday morning, the General Conference delegates approved consent calendars A04 and B04, and Bishop Plambeck called for a... 
by umcjnews | May 3, 2024 | News
by Rev Richenda Fairhurst One of the most important actions we can take as a church is to achieve net zero in our lives as people of faith, and in our denomination. One of the many petitions addressing climate justice heard and passed by General Conference this week...