church world service Archives

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

Posted June 21st, 2022

More than 300 people attended the recent Together We Welcome conference put on by Church World Service, which counted the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as a sustaining sponsor of the online conference.

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.

‘A motivation out of love for God’

Posted March 9th, 2022

The importance of faith communities standing in the gap for asylum seekers was driven home during a national immigration conference hosted by Church World Service (CWS).

Advocates need to tell a different story about immigrants and refugees

Posted March 8th, 2022

From 2017 until last year, refugee resettlement in the United States suffered “death by a thousand cuts,” says Angie Plummer, Executive Director of Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS).

Fighting erasure: Panelists advocate for Black immigrants

Posted March 8th, 2022

A national immigration conference provided a forum on Saturday to highlight the concerns of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers who are Black.

Climate change is a major cause of migration, even in the US

Posted March 7th, 2022

Given recent headlines related to migration, it is easy to presume the major factors prompting people to move are war, violence and poverty.

‘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.

PC(USA) supporting immigration and refugee conference

Posted February 24th, 2022

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance are major supporters of a March 4-6 Church World Service conference about how people of faith can welcome immigrants and refugees.

A home away from home

Posted February 23rd, 2022

Presbyterians have been stepping up to help Afghan families feel welcome in the United States, from providing meals and housing to helping children get registered in school.

Do you or someone you know have a home for an Afghan refugee?

Posted November 19th, 2021

Refugees from Afghanistan can face many obstacles on their journey to the United States. One of the biggest is finding a place to live.