The May 2024 newsletter offers a good report of all of the important Creation Justice related activities and successes from the 2024 General Conference held in Charlotte, NC at the end of April 2024. Additional updates and news articles are linked below.
Study Guides and Resources for reflecting on actions taken at General Conference and next steps for implementation:
- Creation Justice Legislation at General Conference Study Guide
- Net Zero Legislation General Conference 2024
- List of final language of What passed at General Conference (The same information as a printable pdf)
UM Creation Justice Movement and FFUMC Press Releases and Updates:
- Creation Justice Moves to the Center With General Conference Actions
- The Revised Social Principles, The Community of All Creation, and General Conference
- The Call to Join Together to Achieve Netzero Is Heard and Passes at General Conference
- General Conference Passes Legislation for Sustainability Practices at Annual Conferences
- “The Power of a Team”: Green Teams Legislation Passes at General Conference
- Richmond hopes Church Lands Use legislation will “restore the harmony in God’s plan.”
- General Conference Legislative Updates and Creation Justice General Conference Legislation Tracking
- In Pictures: Disaster Ministries Debuts Its New Solar Trailer for General Conference
- A Journey of Conviction: The Earth Day Vigil and Creation Justice in The United Methodist Church
- Press Release: Earth Day Vigil Centers God’s Creation as United Methodists Gather in Charlotte
Fossil Free UMC Updates:
- Creation Justice Breaking Through! General Conference Wrap Up from Fossil Free UMC (FFUMC)
- A Report on What Happened with Fossil Fuel Divestment at General Conference and What You Can Do Now (FFUMC)
- Divest Your Funds at Wespath: How to Get Started
- Support Grows as The United Methodist Church moves to care for creation and address the climate crisis—including adding new divestment options (FFUMC)
- In Pictures: Fossil Free UMC joins Bank of America Protest
- Status of General Conference Update to Fossil Free UMC’s Petition May 1, 2024 (FFUMC)
- From Ethiopia and Nigeria – African Church Leaders Call for Divestment (FFUMC)
- Bill McKibben Calls on The United Methodist General Conference to Divest from Fossil Fuels (FFUMC)
- Ten Reasons Divestment Matters to Us All: 10 raisons / Vigezo 10 (khume) / 10 razões (FFUMC)
- Five Reasons to Add “Fossil Fuels” to the Investment Screen Paragraph 717 of the Book of Discipline (FFUMC)
- The Fossil Fuel Engagement Game (FFUMC)
From Other News Sources:
- Climate justice legislation fares well overall (UM News)
- UMC General Conference Sustainability Recap (Georgia IPL)
- Solar trailer brings power in disasters — and coffee at conference (UM News)
- Advocating for creation care at General Conference (Minnesota Conference)
- Solar Trailer En Route to General Conference (North Georgia Conference)
- World-Renown Climate Advocate Asks His Church to Divest from Fossil Fuels (UM Insight)
- A Journey of Conviction: The Earth Day Vigil and Creation Justice in The United Methodist Church (LYNC)
- Groups busy advocating at General Conference (UM News)
- This climate reporter’s no good, very bad experience catching the bus (Climate News WFAE)
- Creation Advocates Stage Bank Protest at General Conference (UM Insight)
- Photo essay: Vigil for Creation (UM News)
- Earth Day vigil offers lament, hope before GC begins (Western Jurisdiction News)
- Earth Day vigil calls denomination to creation care (UM News at bottom of April 23 wrap-up: After years of delay, General Conference begins)
- First United Methodist Charlotte hosts Vigil for Creation (United Women in Faith)
- UMC fossil fuels divestment debate returns (Christian Century)
- Fossil fuels divestment debate returns (UM News)
- 10 Ways to take care of God’s creation (UMC.org)
See also updates shared in these places:
- UM Creation Justice Movement Facebook Page and Facebook Group and Instagram
- Fossil Free UMC Website, Facebook Page, Instagram
- Love Your Neighbor Coalition Website and Facebook Page, Threads
- Methodist Federation for Social Action Website, Facebook Page, Instagram, X
- UM Insight
- UM News Service
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Opportunities at General Conference
Prior to General Conference 2024, supporters of Creation Justice were encouraged to take action in a number of ways.