Here you will find resources and first-person stories about the issue of immigration into the United States. You can find the most up-to-date information about both refugee and immigration issues on the Disciples Home Missions Refugee & Immigration Ministries webpage.
- Sign up for immigration issues and advocacy updates
- Sign up for legal updates
- National Benevolent Association’s suggested actions (7/19)
- Compilation of ideas for action on detention issues (6/19)
- Get Disciples justice ministry updates via the Disciples Public Presence Facebook group
- Find ways to assist and support asylum seekers
- Find resources regarding detention and protections
Stories from Disciples acting on immigration issues:
- A word to the Church concerning detention conditions from the Southwest Region (6/27/19)
- Congressional action encouraged by interfaith partners including a quote by Disciples refugee & immigration staff (6/27/19)
- Solidarity is a painful but necessary path by Rev. Sadie Mizisin-Cullumber, senior pastor of Harbor Christian Church in Newport, Beach (1/4/19)
- Jesus is in Tijuana and he’s living in a tent by Rev. Caleb Lines, senior pastor at University Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in San Diego, CA (12/14/18)
- La posada by Elena Huegel, Global Ministries Mission Co-Worker in Mexico (11/30/18)
- The Migrant Caravan from Central America by Ricardo Mayol, Global Ministries Mission Co-Worker in Guatemala (10/23/18)
Statements from Church leaders on immigration issues:
- Global Ministries responds to migrant caravan at US/Mexico border (10/31/18)
- General Minister and President part of interfaith call to Congress to stop detentions (7/19/18)
- From Disciples Home Missions’ Refugee and Immigration Ministries (8/1/18)
- Faith leader statement on family separations (6/7/18)
- GMP urges solution to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (3/5/18)
- GMP comments on asylum-seeker policy (5/8/18)
- Statements offered on Liberian deportations (3/28/18)
- GMP speaks to comments re: Haitian, African immigrants (1/12/18)
- Hord Owens and Disciple pastors speak on withdrawal of status for Haitians (11/21/17)
Video with Rev. Guadalupe Lupita Castillo, Disciples pastor in Tijuana, Mexico, who welcomes the deported from San Diego. (2:42 minutes)
Pertinent General Assembly resolutions: 2017 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003
Other resources:
Midwest Summit of Forging a New Consensus on Immigrants and America, and National Immigration Forum | Church World Service | Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform | migrationpolicy.org | welcomingamerica.org | U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
Frequently Asked Questions provided by Central Pastoral Office for Hispanic Ministries (Fall 2013)
Thoughts on the border with Rev. Xose Escamilla (7:47 minutes)
We are called ‘a thousand uses’.(29.31)
Manny suffered sadness. (4:24 minutes)
Traffic Stop (15:29 minutes)
Seeing their dad arrested was hard. (9:42 minutes)
Separation is like divorce. (15:35 minutes)
Determined U.S. citizen works on graduating (2:10 minutes)
We want to serve this country… (1:41 minutes)
You work in Cuba… for nothing. (4:27 minutes)
All his life is here. (7:56 minutes)