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News and Resources: Immigration and Refugees
Bible Studies and Devotional Resources:
Global Ministries News:
- Refugee Ministry at Gig Harbor United Methodist Church, 5/26/09
- United Methodist Bishops Advocate Comprehensive Immigration Reform in US, 5/14/09
- Community Action for Immigrant and Civil Rights, UMW News
- Border Health Partnership Builds on Local Initiative
- United Methodists Join in Call for Justice, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, 2/12/09
- The UMCOR Hotline 9/30/08
- The UMCOR Hotline 8/5/08
- The UMCOR Hotline 6/3/08
- The UMCOR Hotline 5/27/08
- Statement of Bishop Felton E. May on the ICE Arrests of Immigrants in West Virginia and Iowa, Global Ministries, 5/19/08
- News and Statements from General Conference 2008
- Church Leaders Call for Sanctuary in a Time of Walls, 4/25/08
- The UMCOR Hotline 4/15/08
- Centro Latino: "Doing Jesus' Job" in the Immigrant Community, UMCOR, 9/7/07
- Immigration: Exploring Jesus' 'Outrageous' Hospitality , 4/27/07
- Directors of Mission Agency Step Up Advocacy Of Just Immigration Laws in the US and Elsewhere, 10/20/06
- Hispanic Church Leaders Voice Support for Immigrants, 9/21/06
- Katrina Cost Vietnamese Fishermen Their Livelihoods, 9/1/06
- Church Rallies Around Woman Battling to Stay in US, 8/17/06
- Religious, Political Leaders Speak on Immigration Reform, 7/25/06
- Love the Alien as Yourself, UMNS Commentary, 6/13/06
- Mission Leader Rejects All Immigration Proposals Before the US Congress, 5/25/06
- Two churchwide ethnic caucuses call for immigration reform, 4/28/06
- Bishop Calls for Immigration Reform, 4/6/06
- Thousands Rally on Capitol Hill to Protest Immigration Bill, 3/9/06
- The Strangers in Our Midst: Asylum Seekers and Migrant Workers, New World Outlook, July-August 2006
- Welcoming the Stranger, New World Outlook, July-August 2005
Women's Division News:
Offsite News:
- Will the Immigration Debate be Different in 2009/2010? Read what one specialist says, LATimes.com, 5/7/08
- US Supreme Court Limits Use of Identity Theft Law in Immigration Cases, NYTimes 05/05/09
- Church Helps Immigrants Learn English, Get Ahead, UMNS, 3/4/09
- United Methodists Join Protest against Arpaio, UMNS, 3/2/09
- Church Program Helps Refugees Integrate, dailygazette.com, 2/15/09
- Prayer Vigils in Support of Immigration Reform, UMNS, 2/12/09
- Faith Leaders Call for Humane Immigration Reform, UMNS, 2/12/09
- NC Faith Leaders Ask for Fair Treatment of Immigrants; WRAL.com, 10/7/2008
- Rocky Mountain Conference Takes Part in Colorado Interfaith Immigration Action, 09/24/08
- Texas Church Crosses the Border for Ministry