Neal Christie

is the co-convener of the Love Your Neighbor Coalition (LYNC), which brings together fifteen national caucuses in the UMC; he is a U.S team member of the Christmas Covenant, serves on the board of the Native American International Caucus (NAIC), and is an active member of the New Federation of Asian American UM (NFAAUM)

Kim Richmond

is a UM EarthKeeper. She started the Creation Care Ministry in her home church, Maple Springs UMC, in Winston Salem, and is active in the Western NC Conference Creation Care Ministry, serving currently as the coordinator for that team. She is also a Climate Reality Project Leader and the Advocacy Chairperson for her local Audubon chapter.

Mittie Quinn

is a member of Dumbarton United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. and represents that church at the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference. She is also a lay delegate to Jurisdictional Conference and on the steering committee of Baltimore-Washington Area Reconciling Methodists (BWARM). Dr. Quinn is currently the co-convener of the Love Your Neighbor Coalition, an organization that provides a venue for 15 Social Justice Ministries and Ethnic Caucuses of the UMC to be in dialogue and coordinate and collaborate in their outreach to the World.

Rev. Nancy Blade

is a United Methodist Elder serving in rural and town churches in Northern Illinois since 1988. She co-chairs a new Northern Illinois task force focusing on eco-sustainability. Their activity has included resolutions, green summits, hosting Earthkeeper training, coaching local churches, and more recently, net-zero.

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