Opportunities

Opportunities

View our current connection, education, advocacy & action opportunities.  Also check out our upcoming events and our newsletters.

Solar Survey and UMCOR Solar Grant

There are some major funding organizations associated with United Methodists that are considering offering solar grants in the future – for that to happen they need some data – please have your church complete the church solar survey. There is also a new UMC Solar and Battery Pilot Program offering UMCOR grants of up to $100K to 20 qualifying UM churches across the USA.

Children’s Booklist

There are so many good children’s books out right now about appreciating God’s Creation and what humans can do to help preserve and protect it. Check out our children’s booklist. Great for children’s sermons too!

Oppose EPA Proposal to Reduce Public Comment Opportunities

This Advocacy Alert is was originally published here by United Methodist Creation Justice Movement and was written by Rev. Mel Caraway from the UMCJM Advocacy Working Group. On July 1, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented a proposed rule change related to the public participation elements for Clean Air Act “minor New Source Review (NSR) programs.” Minor NSR programs regulate the construction of new “minor” stationary sources of air pollution and “minor” modifications to existing stationary sources. The changes…

Preparing for Wildfires

Defensible Space is crucial for your home and church’s wildfire safety. Planting fire-resistant plants reduces fuel and the intensity of a fire.

Ideas

What can you and your church do to care for the earth and bring healing to the world in a fair and just way?

Oppose Legal Immunity for Big Oil

H.R. 8330 & S. 4340 On April 16, 2026, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced identical bills in their chambers to immunize fossil-fuel companies from climate damage lawsuits. The Senate bill is branded the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act. We suggest these 3 actions Background Petition Rationale As climate disasters like floods, fires, and hurricanes intensify, Big Oil companies are lobbying Congress for blanket immunity from any laws or lawsuits that could hold them accountable for fueling…

Plastic Free July

Take the pledge and choose to refuse single-use plastics for the month of July and maybe discover some great alternatives that can become new habits forever.

Faith + Climate Film Series

The Faith + Climate Film Series produced by Blessed Tomorrow brings together powerful voices representing many faith traditions to explore how our spiritual traditions call us to care for creation and each other.
Mosaic picture of Jesus with creation.

Feast of Creation

On September 1st, 2026 the church celebrates a new holy day, the Feast of Creation! For United Methodist calendars, this day will be called Creation in Christ Sunday.

U.S. Forest Service Advocacy Alert

In March of this year, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a sweeping restructuring of the U.S. Forest Service, including moving the agency’s headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Salt Lake City, Utah.

Movie Screenings

Hosting a movie screening is a great way to spark discussion about climate change. This movie series from California Interfaith Power & Light provides low cost access to faith communities to screen several award winning films.  You can download discussion guides for each film.

Lent Devotions 2026

Healing the World: A daily journey through Lent 2026 – written by members of the California-Nevada Core team with week 5 written by our task force on “Restoring God’s Good Earth”

Eco Christmas Trees

Here is an idea for next December from the town of Cascais in Portugal. Could your church hold an eco-friendly Christmas Tree decorating competition? Or could the tree in your church sanctuary be decorated in a more sustainable way?

Book Launch

Book Launch Presentation of “Love in a Time of Climate Change” with Sharon Delgado. Presented by California Interfaith Power and Light. Wednesday, January 14. 12 pm PST on Zoom

Ecumenical Decade for Climate Action

The Ecumenical Decade of Climate Justice Action (2025–2034) is a bold invitation from the World Council of Churches and ecumenical partners worldwide: a pilgrimage of repentance, renewal, and action to confront the climate emergency with courage, hope, and love.