As Christians, we are challenged to respond with compassion to the thousands of unaccompanied minors crossing the Southern border into the United States, regardless of our position on immigration. Bishop Hope Morgan Ward joins UM Bishop Minerva Carcano (California-Nevada Conference) in inviting us to join them in an Interfaith Weekend of Compassion and Prayer for… Continue Reading→
Update on Rosanna Panizo – Our Hispanic Missionary
GBGM missionary Rosanna Panizo-Valladares (Advance #3019710) works with and advocates for NC’s Hispanic/Latino community, as well as seeks to educate the church at large. She currently is appointed as pastor to Sanctuary Lakewood-District Mission in Durham and Corridor District Hispanic Ministries, housed at Haw River UMC. A Peruvian native, Rosanna was raised in and ordained… Continue Reading→
World Refugee Day
Each year people all over the world recognize World Refugee Day. World Refugee Day encourages us to prayerfully reflect on the lives of refugees, and raise awareness in our communities and congregations about refugee resettlement. UMCOR, together with congregations and the Church World Service resettlement network across the country, has developed a series of World Refugee… Continue Reading→
Justice For Our Neighbors – “I was a stranger and you welcomed me” – 10-Fold
Today’s 10-Fold ministry is UMCOR’s Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON) Program, a ministry that welcomes immigrants into our churches and communities by providing free, high-quality immigration legal services, education, and advocacy. Simply by following the link “Be counted” and submitting, $1 will be donated to the ministry by today’s sponsor. Motivated by Christian values of… Continue Reading→
Justice for Our Neighbors
Jesus says, “I was a stranger … and you welcomed me.” Such is the work of UMCOR’s Justice for Our Neighbors Ministry. Here is one small portrait of such love in action: Michael Fombang was 12 years old and orphaned by war in the Democratic Republic of Congo when he fled the country in 2001…. Continue Reading→
Brother Towns – A Story of Love – Statewide Tour
Over and over, we hear God’s call to “love the immigrant as you love yourself” (Lev. 19:34) and to “welcome the foreigner” as we welcome Jesus (Matt. 25:35). Today we hear a lot about immigration, but we don’t always have the chance to hear directly from the families at the heart of the story. The… Continue Reading→
Isaiah 58 National Solidarity Vigil and Fast for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Bishop Gwinn, Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño (Desert Southwest Conference), and the Council of Bishops asks all United Methodists to join them as a committed people in the fight for comprehensive, just, and Christ-centered, immigration reform. In such manner, all United Methodist are invited to participate in the Isaiah 58 National Solidarity Vigil and Fast that will… Continue Reading→