From Nov. 9-20, governments from around the world will meet in Antalya, Türkiye, for COP31. The conference is held under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the 1992 treaty under which nearly every nation meets each year to carry out the Paris Agreement.
For United Methodists, what happens in Antalya is connected to the church’s call to care for creation and seek justice.
Read more about what is at stake at COP31.
Voices from the Delegation
The delegation includes pastors, a district superintendent, annual conference creation care leaders and Church and Society staff. Five delegates lead creation care work in their annual conferences. Church and Society will also join the joint ecumenical delegation of the World Council of Churches (WCC), ACT Alliance and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF).
This content was originally published by the General Board of Church and Society; republished with permission on ResourceUMC.org on November 9, 2026.