Immigration Immersion
Western Jurisdiction UMVIM coordinators are offering two Immigration Immersions to Tucson, Arizona, in March 2020. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from those in ministry at the border and will have the opportunity to spend one day in Nogales, Mexico.
Obama leadership on immigration reform welcomed by United Methodist social-justice agency, bishop
People celebrate the Posada Without Borders at El Faro Park in Tijuana, Mexico, across the border fence from San Diego. A UMNS photo by...
United Methodist justice agency calls Senate immigration bill inadequate
People celebrate the Posada Without Borders at El Faro Park in Tijuana, Mexico, across the border fence from San Diego. A UMNS photo by...
1000 Children
By Rev. Dr. Dottie Escobedo-Frank
It didn’t look like anything out of the ordinary for the border town of Nogales. My hometown is used to...
US and Mexico Faith and Community Leaders Visiting Unaccompanied Migrant Children Temporary Holding Facility...
McAllen, TX - As the Obama Administration prepares to fast-track the deportation of these unaccompanied migrant children against public opinion (Reuters/Ipsos poll), faith...
The Western Methodist Justice Movement convenes in Sacramento
By Rhondalei Gabuat
Sacramento, Calif. - The leadership team of the Western Methodist Justice Movement (WMJM) convened their yearly planning meeting at The Table United...
Lenten stories of “Pain and Hope” recognize diversity within
Dr. Jamal Gabobe (second from left) enjoys the soup supper before his presentation about Somalia and his life as a Somali immigrant to the...
United Methodist bishops, social-justice agency welcome step forward on immigration reform
Bishops Minerva Carcano and John Schol are front and center carrying the UMW banner at a demonstration for immigrant rights in downtown St. Louis. A...
Call to the church to observe Global Migration Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017
Brothers and Sisters of The United Methodist Church,
Grace and peace to you in the compassionate name of our Lord Christ Jesus.
I write to you on...
UMNS: Home for Christmas? Not for border families
By Amanda M. Bachus*
“Why do you cry?” I ask Nancy, a young woman who sits on a ledge, at El Faro, a small Tijuana...
