Migration & Refugees News & Stories

UMCOR supports refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in 2021
This UMCOR update, part three of a three-part series, summarizes UMCOR’s work with refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in 2021.
UMCOR’s Work on the U.S.-Mexico border
We believe that both humanitarian assistance and policy change are required in this current moment of transition and confusion on the U.S.- Mexico border.
New grants to help churches aid migrants in their communities
Mustard Seed Migration Grants continue UMCOR’s 80-year tradition of welcoming the stranger.
UMCOR grant to help asylum seekers find pathway to safety
Church World Service’s “Leading with Welcome” program receives $1.1 million UMCOR grant to support efforts to rebuild humane immigration system
Mustard Seed Migration Grants
Every day, thousands of people flee their homes in search of a better life for their families. Global Ministries and the United Methodist Committee on…
Caring for vulnerable migrants as they cross Central America
UMCOR helps to feed women, children and adolescents as they travel in a migrant caravan though Guatemala.
United Methodists flee insecurity in Mozambique
In response to the displacement of thousands of people, UMCOR is supplying materials for temporary shelter as well as food, hygiene and health items.
UMCOR reaches Syrian refugees
UMCOR’s work with Syrian refugees living in Lebanon and Jordan engages with four partners to provide counseling, rent and medical assistance and clearing of landmines.
UMCOR assists flood survivors in Congo
More than 500 families affected by severe flooding in April received much needed assistance in the form of food, hygiene items and medical supplies.
Love and relief for Venezuelan migrants
In South America, an UMCOR partnership extends the ministries of Methodists in Peru, Brazil and Colombia who offer welcome to those fleeing Venezuela.
At US-Mexico border, UMCOR denounces treatment of Haitian immigrants
For the thousands fleeing chaos in Haiti, UMCOR calls for a response that preserves dignity, cares for health, safety and basic needs, and allows them to pursue legal claims to asylum as provided for by U.S. law.
Hospitality continues for detained immigrants during pandemic
After 20 months in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention, J. underwent major surgery and was then released ...