The whole of creation is screaming. And we...?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMethodists in Argentina and Chile want to listen. They want to take the plight of creation and the plight of people suffering from the consequences of climate change seriously. And they are looking for ways in which they can act responsibly.<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Climate change doesn't affect me\", \"There have always been problems with the climate\", or even: \"I'm hungry today, I don't care about the climate\", are sentences that are also heard in the congregations of the Methodist Church in Argentina. But there are also these voices: \"If we don't take care today, we will have big problems tomorrow\", or \"God is calling us to take care of creation\".<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate emergency<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor those responsible at the Methodist Church in Argentina<\/a> and in Chile<\/a> is very clear that climate change is a problem that needs to be tackled urgently. \"For us, it is a necessity that we care for creation and that we seek climate justice. We are stewards of what God has entrusted to us and it is our ethical duty to protect it,\" says Bishop Jorge Merino from Chile. The church has a responsibility to do everything it can. The fact that this task is urgent is shown by the awareness-raising material for parishes entitled: \"All of creation is crying out! We commit ourselves to creation and declare a climate and ecological emergency.\" In 2025, the preservation of creation and climate justice is the Focus topic<\/a> of the Methodist Church in Chile.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEveryone is in demand<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMariel Pons, pastor from Argentina and head of the \"Life and Mission\" branch, also emphasized that the topic is central to the church. Creation is a house that we inhabit together and the basis of our lives. Many people are already being forced to migrate because of the climate crisis. \"We clearly state that we are responsible for the living conditions of the next generation. We must take care of natural resources, stand up for fair access to land and resources for all and invest in new, environmentally friendly technologies.\" Other issues include excessive consumption and global warming. However, the fact that Argentina is going through economic, political and social crises makes it difficult to keep a constant eye on climate change. This is precisely why the church leadership is addressing the issue at all levels: Women discuss it at their meetings, young people visit Workshops<\/a>communities recycle material. There are documents and awareness-raising materials for all ages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/connexio.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HUERTO-SUSTENTABLE-COLEGIO-LAGUNILLAS-Chile-768x1024.jpg\")
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Methodists in Argentina and Chile want to listen. They want to take the plight of creation and the plight of people suffering from the consequences of climate change seriously. And they are looking for ways in which they can act responsibly.<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Climate change doesn't affect me\", \"There have always been problems with the climate\", or even: \"I'm hungry today, I don't care about the climate\", are sentences that are also heard in the congregations of the Methodist Church in Argentina. But there are also these voices: \"If we don't take care today, we will have big problems tomorrow\", or \"God is calling us to take care of creation\".<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate emergency<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor those responsible at the Methodist Church in Argentina<\/a> and in Chile<\/a> is very clear that climate change is a problem that needs to be tackled urgently. \"For us, it is a necessity that we care for creation and that we seek climate justice. We are stewards of what God has entrusted to us and it is our ethical duty to protect it,\" says Bishop Jorge Merino from Chile. The church has a responsibility to do everything it can. The fact that this task is urgent is shown by the awareness-raising material for parishes entitled: \"All of creation is crying out! We commit ourselves to creation and declare a climate and ecological emergency.\" In 2025, the preservation of creation and climate justice is the Focus topic<\/a> of the Methodist Church in Chile.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEveryone is in demand<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMariel Pons, pastor from Argentina and head of the \"Life and Mission\" branch, also emphasized that the topic is central to the church. Creation is a house that we inhabit together and the basis of our lives. Many people are already being forced to migrate because of the climate crisis. \"We clearly state that we are responsible for the living conditions of the next generation. We must take care of natural resources, stand up for fair access to land and resources for all and invest in new, environmentally friendly technologies.\" Other issues include excessive consumption and global warming. However, the fact that Argentina is going through economic, political and social crises makes it difficult to keep a constant eye on climate change. This is precisely why the church leadership is addressing the issue at all levels: Women discuss it at their meetings, young people visit Workshops<\/a>communities recycle material. There are documents and awareness-raising materials for all ages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPupils at the Methodist school in Lagunillas, Chile, look after their plants. They share the harvest with people from the surrounding area. zVg Iglesia Evang\u00e9lica M\u00e9todista de Chile<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
\"Climate change doesn't affect me\", \"There have always been problems with the climate\", or even: \"I'm hungry today, I don't care about the climate\", are sentences that are also heard in the congregations of the Methodist Church in Argentina. But there are also these voices: \"If we don't take care today, we will have big problems tomorrow\", or \"God is calling us to take care of creation\".<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Climate emergency<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor those responsible at the Methodist Church in Argentina<\/a> and in Chile<\/a> is very clear that climate change is a problem that needs to be tackled urgently. \"For us, it is a necessity that we care for creation and that we seek climate justice. We are stewards of what God has entrusted to us and it is our ethical duty to protect it,\" says Bishop Jorge Merino from Chile. The church has a responsibility to do everything it can. The fact that this task is urgent is shown by the awareness-raising material for parishes entitled: \"All of creation is crying out! We commit ourselves to creation and declare a climate and ecological emergency.\" In 2025, the preservation of creation and climate justice is the Focus topic<\/a> of the Methodist Church in Chile.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEveryone is in demand<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMariel Pons, pastor from Argentina and head of the \"Life and Mission\" branch, also emphasized that the topic is central to the church. Creation is a house that we inhabit together and the basis of our lives. Many people are already being forced to migrate because of the climate crisis. \"We clearly state that we are responsible for the living conditions of the next generation. We must take care of natural resources, stand up for fair access to land and resources for all and invest in new, environmentally friendly technologies.\" Other issues include excessive consumption and global warming. However, the fact that Argentina is going through economic, political and social crises makes it difficult to keep a constant eye on climate change. This is precisely why the church leadership is addressing the issue at all levels: Women discuss it at their meetings, young people visit Workshops<\/a>communities recycle material. There are documents and awareness-raising materials for all ages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPupils at the Methodist school in Lagunillas, Chile, look after their plants. They share the harvest with people from the surrounding area. zVg Iglesia Evang\u00e9lica M\u00e9todista de Chile<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
For those responsible at the Methodist Church in Argentina<\/a> and in Chile<\/a> is very clear that climate change is a problem that needs to be tackled urgently. \"For us, it is a necessity that we care for creation and that we seek climate justice. We are stewards of what God has entrusted to us and it is our ethical duty to protect it,\" says Bishop Jorge Merino from Chile. The church has a responsibility to do everything it can. The fact that this task is urgent is shown by the awareness-raising material for parishes entitled: \"All of creation is crying out! We commit ourselves to creation and declare a climate and ecological emergency.\" In 2025, the preservation of creation and climate justice is the Focus topic<\/a> of the Methodist Church in Chile.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Mariel Pons, pastor from Argentina and head of the \"Life and Mission\" branch, also emphasized that the topic is central to the church. Creation is a house that we inhabit together and the basis of our lives. Many people are already being forced to migrate because of the climate crisis. \"We clearly state that we are responsible for the living conditions of the next generation. We must take care of natural resources, stand up for fair access to land and resources for all and invest in new, environmentally friendly technologies.\" Other issues include excessive consumption and global warming. However, the fact that Argentina is going through economic, political and social crises makes it difficult to keep a constant eye on climate change. This is precisely why the church leadership is addressing the issue at all levels: Women discuss it at their meetings, young people visit Workshops<\/a>communities recycle material. There are documents and awareness-raising materials for all ages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tEveryone is in demand<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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