Presbyterian Mission Agency immigration issues Archives

PC(USA)’s Compassion, Peace & Justice staff aids Louisville refugees

Posted January 28th, 2019

“What do you think?” Rob Fohr, director of Faith-Based Investing & Corporate Engagement for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), asked after surveying the multi-room warehouse packed with household supplies.

Presbyterians join other denominations for annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days

Posted May 18th, 2018

For more than 200 Presbyterians, Ecumenical Advocacy Days began with Compassion, Peace & Justice Training Day at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church and ended with a visit to Capitol Hill to lobby Congress for changes in the approach to immigration and refugees.

Presbyterian church details struggle and blessings of sanctuary movement

Posted May 10th, 2018

Forest Hill Presbyterian Church has always been progressive, according to pastor John Lentz. The Cleveland Heights, Ohio, church found itself having to make some tough decisions in the past year when a woman in their community faced deportation.

On immigration

Posted January 16th, 2018

Conversations in the church going deeper and farther February 6, 2018 The immigration conversation is nowhere close to being done. The political discourse around immigration continues to affect communities and… Read more »

New interactive resource explores root causes of immigration

Posted July 25th, 2017

Why would a family leave home in Central America and embark on a harrowing 2,500-mile journey with the uncertain outcome of finding asylum in the United States? The Genesis of Exodus, a new interactive online resource, seeks answers to this question. It offers a wealth of background and tools to help Presbyterians and others understand and respond to immigration issues.

Presbyterians to commemorate World Refugee Day at Portland General Assembly

Posted June 7th, 2016

Presbyterians attending the 222nd General Assembly in Portland, Oregon, will have an opportunity to recognize refugees seeking to start a new life. Monday, June 20th is World Refugee Day, established by the United Nations to recognize the millions of refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide, forced to leave their homes because of persecution, conflict and war.