by umcjnews | Jan 27, 2025 | Blog
By Bob Downs In our 2024 General Conference, The United Methodist Church adopted two resolutions calling for the church to achieve net zero emissions of greenhouse gases. The first resolution, Recognizing United Methodist Support for Global Green New Deal... 
by umcjnews | Sep 29, 2024 | Blog
by Richenda Fairhurst In the meeting tent, outside the veil that hangs in front of the covenant document, Aaron and his sons will tend the lamp from evening to morning in the Lord’s presence. It will be a permanent regulation for the Israelites in every generation.... 
by umcjnews | Dec 18, 2023 | Blog
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024 As we plan for activities in the new year, it is a good idea to take a few minutes to consider where we have been in 2023 and where we want to go. To that end, this January Newsletter is a look back with short synopses of each month’s Newsletter... 
by umcjnews | Oct 11, 2023 | Newsletter
October News No More Standing Alone Did you hear about the October UM Café totally focused on how we can solarize the denomination? What?!? Seriously? As retired pastors of the Oregon-Idaho Conference, my wife Debbie and I couldn’t have imagined such a... by umcjnews | Oct 1, 2023 | Movement Café
October Movement Café: Solar October 18th 2023 10am PT / 11am MT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET Sponsored by the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement, the informal, virtual space of the Café facilitates conversation, connection, and community focused on creation care and...