“We had one pastor who attended our conference last year unsure as to whether or not the conference would be beneficial to him. Upon sitting in one of our [sessions] on “How to start a church-based immigration center” he knew exactly why he was there and was inspired to begin the process of starting a site in his local congregation.”
– Daniel Montañez – Mygration Christian Conference, Pentecostal
“As a group of Franciscan Sisters in Baltimore, we tried to welcome whomever came into our home. We welcomed people from Africa, Bangladesh, Mexico, and Jamaica–they were our dinner guests. We aimed to help them access the services they needed.”
– Sister Mary Jeanne Quinlivan, OSF – Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, Catholic
“People in migration are not merely “others” — foreigners on the run, escaping unimaginable humanitarian crisis… but people on the move who have traditions and families and histories…People in migration are people with dignity.”
– Linda at La Crosse, WI – Coulee Region Immigration Taskforce, Interdenominational, and Jen Pick, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
“We invite you to know the beginning of our church’s story of accompaniment thanks to the Cáceres family in this video.”
– Rev. Dr. Eileen Altman at Palo Alto, CA – First Congregational Church of Palo Alto, United Church of Christ
