United Methodists were among more than two dozen people arrested Friday, Nov. 23, while trying to block the removal of an unauthorized immigrant who had taken sanctuary in City Well UMC in Durham. Samuel Oliver-Bruno, 47, had taken refuge in the church for 11 months while applying to remain in the United States to care… Continue Reading→
From the Bishop: A Statement on Samuel Oliver-Bruno’s Arrest by I.C.E.
Dear United Methodist friends in Christ, Grace and peace are with us even as we experience the arrest of Samuel Oliver-Bruno who has lived in protective sanctuary of City Well United Methodist Church in Durham, NC. A group of approximately 26 persons in Samuel’s family, church family, and community family are detained as a result… Continue Reading→