Tag: Refugees
Michigan churches help settle refugees
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.