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Celebrating 20 years of fellowship, Christian Churches Together (CCT) gathered in Birmingham, Ala., to give thanks for relationships across Christian traditions and consider what faithful witness requires in today’s societal and denominational context. Central to that reflection was its 2013 response to the Rev. Dr. Martin Lurther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
Last May, my husband became a US citizen. Both of us received comments around that time from well-intentioned people along the lines of, “I’m glad he did it the right way!” When I explained to someone that the only way he was able to become a US citizen was because he married me, a US citizen, she was taken aback.
Por Alex Lambert, pasante legal, Oficina de Construcción de Paz y Políticas, Iglesia de los Hermanos Introducción El 20 de agosto, el primer vuelo de ciudadanos haitianos deportados llegó al aeropuerto de Cap-Haïtien [1] después de que la administración Trump pusiera fin al Estatus de Protección Temporal (“TPS”) para Haití. [2] Tres días después, bandas
“Let the Children Come to Me: Protecting Children from Militarized Violence” (Mark 9:36-37) is the theme for the next Christian Citizenship Seminar (CCS) sponsored by the Church of the Brethren’s Youth and Young Adult Ministry. The 2027 CCS is planned for April 17-21 in Washington, D.C.
The Church of the Brethren Office of Peacebuilding and Policy has signed on to a letter in support of green card holders and resettled refugees, sent Sept. 30 to the secretary of Homeland Security and to the director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
The Church of the Brethren’s Deportation Defense Response Team encourages the church to recognize National Migration Week (Sept. 21-27) and World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sunday, Sept. 27. While this is a Catholic initiative, it is an opportunity for the broader universal body of Christ to stand in solidarity with those who have been displaced.
Twenty-five years have passed since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, yet the sorrow of that day remains close for many. We remember the nearly 3,000 people whose lives were taken in New York City, at the Pentagon, and near Shanksville, Pa. We honor those who moved toward danger to help others, and we hold in prayer the families, survivors, rescue and recovery workers, and communities that continue to carry grief, trauma, illness, and loss. We also remember the suffering that followed.
Our immigrant neighbors and siblings in Christ continue to face excruciatingly difficult times. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was terminated for Haitians at the end of July, and the Haitian community is being targeted. Haitian Church of the Brethren members in Florida have lost the ability to work, are facing significant hardships and uncertainty, and are living in fear.
CWS launched Rise Up for Refuge earlier this year. As part of this national campaign, the Harrisburg and Lancaster offices sponsored a daylong Rise Up conference at Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren.
Five Church of the Brethren congregations in Pennsylvania are joining together to organize and sponsor “PeaceFest: Turning Communities Toward Peace” on Saturday, Sept. 19—the weekend closest to the International Day of Peace. This event is free and open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lititz Church of the Brethren.
