{"id":25927,"date":"2025-09-13T20:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T20:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=25927"},"modified":"2026-02-12T20:39:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:39:27","slug":"more-upcoming-events-from-ddr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/more-upcoming-events-from-ddr\/","title":{"rendered":"More upcoming events from the Deportation Defense Response Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Deportation Defense Response Team created by four Church of the Brethren districts with the Intercultural Ministries and On Earth Peace continue to host online events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are upcoming opportunities to connect:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DDR Fall Book Club<\/strong> will be held online every other Tuesday at 12 p.m. (Eastern time) starting Sept. 23. Participants will read and discuss the book The God Who Sees<\/em> by Karen Gonzalez. Can’t join at that time? The team suggests getting a group together and reading along with them. Find more information and RSVP at www.onearthpeace.org\/2025_09_23_ddr_book_club_20250923<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Biweekly Prayer Gatherings for Immigrant Justice<\/strong> are now held every other Thursday from 12-1 p.m. (Eastern time) over Zoom. The next online prayer gathering is set for Sept. 18. Find more information and RSVP at www.onearthpeace.org\/2025_09_prayer_gathering_for_immigrant_justice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new Biweekly Pastoral Care Gathering in Spanish and Haitian Creole<\/strong> takes place from 6-7 p.m. (Eastern time) over Zoom starting Monday, Sept. 22. More information will be made available through a WhatsApp group with Spanish-speaking and Haitian Creole-speaking pastors. To be added to the WhatsApp group, please contact 561-647-8981.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The team also shared a thank you and various updates:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you, thank you, thank you to all who have contributed to the legal and mutual aid fund<\/strong> to support our immigrant siblings in Church of the Brethren congregations across the nation! We are well on our way to our goal of $100,000 but still have a long way to go! Please consider collecting a special offering or hosting a fundraiser so we can help cover high legal costs and supportive resources for families affected or who are at risk of detention and deportation. To donate, you can send a check to Atlantic Southeast District with DDR in the memo line. Checks can be sent to: Atlantic Southeast District, 64954 Orchard Dr., Goshen, IN 46526. Questions? Contact Beth Sollenberger at atlanticsoutheastcob@gmail.com<\/a>. To apply for aid from the fund contact ddrcobcoordinator@gmail.com<\/a> or 561-647-8981.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCalling all lawyers! <\/strong>We had a successful meeting with many Brethren lawyers at the end of August! Thank you to all who joined us! If you are a lawyer or know a lawyer who would like to join us in supporting our immigrant siblings in Church of the Brethren churches who are in need of legal assistance, please contact migrantjustice@onearthpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPrayer requests:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n