Tag: Refugees
Michigan churches help settle refugees
STEP SIX: Two Michigan United Methodist churches utilized Mustard Seed Migration Grants to begin new ministries to refugee neighbors. October 1 is the deadline for the 2023 grant cycle. Continue Reading Michigan churches help settle refugees
JFON rebrands all network affiliates
STEP THREE: Justice for Our Neighbors Michigan, one of 19 JFON affiliates, announces a new name—Immigration Law & Justice Michigan—coupled with an enduring passion for mission. Continue Reading JFON rebrands all network affiliates
JFON-MI rebrands, recommits to mission
Justice for Our Neighbors Michigan announces a new name—Immigration Law & Justice Michigan—coupled with an enduring passion for mission.
Michigan churches engage in migration ministry
Two Michigan United Methodist churches utilized Mustard Seed Migration Grants to begin new ministries to refugee neighbors. October 1 is the deadline for the 2023 grant cycle.
Refugee student journeys to Michigan
Through a string of United Methodist connections, a young refugee finds his way from Ukraine to Michigan’s Adrian College to begin a new life out of the ashes of war… Continue Reading Refugee student journeys to Michigan
French UMC feeds their neighbors in Detroit
STEP TWO: French UMC in Detroit cares for refugees and asylum seekers in their community. They prepare a monthly dinner of traditional African foods for those in the Freedom House… Continue Reading French UMC feeds their neighbors in Detroit
Troy: Big Beaver delivers new starts
Troy: Big Beaver UMC has started a Furnishings for Our Neighbors project assisting refugees and asylees by providing household items to furnish their first homes in the United States.
Warren: First UMC sews for good
Warren: First UMC has started an International Friendship Center that teaches immigrants, refugees, and anyone from the community wishing to learn how to sew.
French UMC feeds body and soul
French UMC cares deeply for the refugees and asylum seekers in their community, and has started a new ministry preparing a once-a-month dinner of traditional African foods offered to those… Continue Reading French UMC feeds body and soul
Finding family in the heart of Dearborn
Dearborn First UMC has reinvigorated its commitment to refugees and asylum seekers by creating a new Response Team ministry, which recently sponsored a family from Jordan.