Dear PICO California clergy, leaders, board members, and staff: Today, after nine long months of communities and congregations struggling to defend themselves against the rising tide of deportations that are ripping families apart, the California State Assembly has joined the State Senate in passing SB 54, the California Values Act, by a vote of 49-25!…
UMCOR Responds to Hurricane Harvey Dear Friend of UMCOR, By now, we have all seen the horrific images of Hurricane Harvey’s destructive path through Houston, Southeast Texas, and Southwest Louisiana, producing record-shattering rains and flooding in some communities. Before Harvey made landfall, UMCOR was working with United Methodist Church conferences to ready resources and volunteers…
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Hundreds in So-Cal hold vigils to stand in solidarity with Charlottesville victims To Global Ministries Staff and Missionaries: The images and events of Saturday, August 12 in Charlottesville, Virginia brought home the realities of racism in powerful and disturbing ways. Two alumni of our Global Mission Fellows program were there with counter-protesters against a…
New Anti-Immigrant Bill is an Affront to Our Core Values National Justice for Our Neighbors strongly opposes the “Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy” (RAISE) Act, introduced by Senators Cotton (R-AR) and Perdue (R-GA) and supported by the Trump Administration. This anti-family and anti-refugee bill would dismantle our nation’s immigration system based on supporting family…