In the UCC, many of our churches have taken seriously the call towards more responsible investment practices. Plymouth Congregational Church in Fort Wayne, IN, for example, developed an investment policy that instructed their investment managers not to purchase any stocks of fossil fuel companies or companies that produce deadly weapons. Having done this, the church was confident that they had taken major strides towards socially responsible investment practices.

While this was a good start, what the church did not realize was that with fossil fuels and weapons manufactuing off the table, the other major industry open for investment was technology. And while not all technology companies are bad, there are some that are most definitely bad actors on the world stage. The company Palantir is one such company. While they don't manufacture weapons, Palantir provides all the AI tehcnology that power those weapons for use throughout the world, including in Gaza.

We strongly encourage congregations to look through their portfolios to see if they are invested in Palantir, and if they are, to divest immediately. To learn more about other companies that are targeted for divestment due to their complicity in ethnic cleansing, apartheid, and genocide, click the button below.

Please note: if your congregation uses United Church Funds to manage their investments, they have already divested from Palantir, as well as from Israel bonds and banks. If your congregation is considering a change regarding the management of your investments, we encourage the exploration of UCF as a responsible option.

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This excerpt is from the UCCMPS October 2025 E-Newsletter. To view the full newsletter, click here:
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