Conference Minister Franz Rigert was among the UCC conference ministers last week who took the prophetic voice of the church to Capitol Hill, advocating forcefully for justice and peace. Here is his account of the visit. By Franz Rigert We advocated around immigration...
Monday, May 19: 6:30-8pm, the IWG is holding a Zoom workshop, “Immigration Update: How Faith Communities Can Be in Solidarity & Advocate for Immigrants”. Aissa Olivarez of the Community Immigration Law Center will present information on immigration status and...
First Congregational Church UCC in Fort Atkinson is sharing its policy for responding in the event Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents show up at the church or its associated preschool or day care center. “We recognize that having federal immigration agents on...
The Wisconsin Conference Immigration Working Group will host a virtual conversation from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 27 about how people of faith can respond to the current immigration crisis. Facilitators will be the Rev. Breanna Illéné, director of ecumenical innovation...
Be prepared. In two words, that is the overarching message from immigration experts to faith communities worried about the possibility that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will show up at their doors. “There are significant threats to immigrant communities...
Executive orders from the Trump administration related to immigration, January 2025
President Trump signed multiple immigration-related executive orders on his first day in office.
St. John’s UCC in Merton has put the band back together. Less than two years ago, St. John’s and four other Waukesha County UCC congregations came together to support the resettlement of 11 members of a Rohingya family in Milwaukee. Now, the churches are working with...
Migrants to our southern border are being bused (and in some cases, flown) to sanctuary cities and other locations. To learn more about this ongoing humanitarian crisis, including ways that you and your congregation can respond, access these UCC resources: Read...
UCC Refugee and Migration Ministries hosted a video series in July, 2022 The series was designed to help local congregations discern their most faithful and appropriate response to the new waves of forced migration that cycle the news almost daily. Access...
It is never too late to consider honoring World Refugee Day with these resources, recommended by UCC Global H.O.P.E. Refugee and Migration Ministries: World Refugee Day Ecumenical Worship Service, recorded June 1. (40 minutes; faith communnities are welcome to use any...