refugees Archives

Racism impacts refugees of color in Ukraine

Posted March 31st, 2022

It’s been a little more than a month since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” to “demilitarize and denazify” Ukraine on the morning of Feb. 24.

In three weeks, Presbyterians have donated nearly $1 million toward humanitarian relief in Ukraine

Posted March 23rd, 2022

In the three weeks or so since the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) issued an appeal for help, Presbyterians have donated nearly $1 million in response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

Repairing broken sidewalks

Posted March 9th, 2022

Before delivering a talk to end Church World Service’s Together We Welcome Conference on Sunday, the Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson delivered one of her many published poems to the online audience of about 300 people.

‘We are as much a part of the community as those whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower’

Posted March 4th, 2022

More than 300 people are attending this weekend’s Together We Welcome conference put on by Church World Service, which counts the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as a sustaining sponsor of the online conference.

Urge Congress to support Ukrainians impacted by the Russian invasion

Posted March 4th, 2022

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness (OPW) is asking people to contact their congressional representatives and urge them to support people in Ukraine and refugees and asylum seekers following Russia’s invasion of the country.

‘The whole country is rising to help these people’

Posted March 4th, 2022

The people of Poland, a nation well acquainted with the misery an invading country can inflict, has responded to the 500,000 or so displaced Ukrainians who have crossed the border into Poland in amazing and yet practical ways.

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) seeking support for humanitarian response to Ukraine

Posted March 1st, 2022

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) launched an appeal Tuesday for funds to help support the Church’s humanitarian response to the war started last week when Russia attacked Ukraine.

Presbyterians are stepping up to welcome refugees. How can you help?

Posted December 9th, 2021

There are two major points of welcome for Afghan refugees coming to the United States.

Advent devotional centers voices of refugees and immigrants

Posted December 3rd, 2021

This fall, the news has been filled with images of refugees from Afghanistan and other countries coming to the United States, and immigration has been a major issue in several recent elections.

Never a better time to welcome the stranger

Posted November 18th, 2021

Wednesday’s online Matthew 25 gathering focused on welcoming the stranger. The 80 or so participants learned from two Presbyterians who are currently working hard to carry out Jesus’ command to do just that.