Church seeks to meet needs in border crisis
A UMNS report by Sam Hodges | July 15, 2014 | DALLAS (UMNS)
From handing out hygiene kits to providing legal briefings, United Methodists are working to...
We all come from Africa
Rev. Lyda Pierce, director of Hispanic/Latino Ministries for the Pacific Northwest Conference, shares this moving poem that touches on themes of migration, shared experience, faith, and empathy.
Spokane Valley UMC & UMW: Intercept Human Trafficking
By Madelyn Bafus
Spokane Valley United Methodist Church and its United Methodist Women participated in the Intercept Human Trafficking Photo Campaign. “We at Spokane Valley take very...
Immigration Call to Action
Scenes from a protest at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash. in 2014.
Immigration Call to Action
By Pastor Lorellen Nausner | Photos by Jesse...
Confused about Immigration? You aren’t alone.
By Rev. Lyda Pierce | Director of Hispanic/Latino Ministries
Joyful, angry, sad, thankful, confused about the president’s executive order on immigration?
You are not alone.
I listened to...
Sanctuary: A New Hope
By Rev. Lyda Pierce | Director of Hispanic/Latino Ministries
“When a foreigner lives with you in your land, don’t take advantage of him. Treat the foreigner...
A Reflection on the Film “Documented”
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas (center) presented his film "Documented" in Seattle's Wing Luke Museum on October 18, 2014.
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A Hispanic Happenings Reflection...
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...
Become an Immigrant Welcoming Congregation
Sign in front of the United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Noel Andersen)
By the Rev. Noel Andersen*
Congregations across the United States are embarking...
Lost Boy finds help at Justice for Our Neighbors
The United Methodist program Justice For our Neighbors (JFON) is an advocacy and support group that provides legal help for immigrants and refugees. Church...
