To define a person as “illegal” negates their personhood and status as a child of God.  Such language dehumanizes our neighbor.  I believe t

he work of this ministry will include: being a community of love, hospitality, and fellowship for Sanctuary Congregations (not LCR, but thos

We have complete control of the events taking place in our nation as they pertain to deportation of upstanding, contributing neighbors.

“Nine in 10 Protestant pastors in the United States say that, as Christians, we have a biblical responsibility to care for refugees and other foreigners based on clear biblical injunctions, according to LifeWay Research. The same survey found that only eight percent of local churches are helping refugees – nearly half acknowledged a sense of fear in their congregations regarding the arrival of refugees.” – Sojourners, December 2016, p. 8. It has been a confluence of things th