Migration & Refugees News & Stories

Global Migration grant list
2021 Global Migration grant list.
From integration to transformation: multicultural ministry in the midst of migration
Highlights of the August session of the Institute for Multicultural Ministry in Germany.
A Call to Action for United Methodists in Response to the Plight of Migrants
The United Methodist Immigration Task Force calls upon Methodists across the connection to take action in support of migrants, immigrants and asylum seekers by praying, giving and writing our political representatives.
Crossing language barriers for sanctuary in Charlottesville, Virginia
Wesley Memorial UMC in Charlottesville, Virginia, discovers that offering sanctuary is more than providing safe space – it’s about finding ways to cross barriers and create community.
A Sunday of Solidarity for Suffering Children
Join in A Sunday of Solidarity for Suffering Children on June 30. On behalf of children suffering along the border and around the world, there are three things we can do to make an impact now.
Care for children of God!
Rev. Jack Amick, director of Global Migration, responds to news coming from the U.S.-Mexico border and offers ways in which you can help alleviate the suffering of migrant children and families.
Welcome the stranger: act boldly on World Refugee Day
General secretary Thomas Kemper urges United Methodists to not only remember, but respond, to the needs of the record 70.8 million displaced people in the world today.
Methodist Church of Brazil welcomes migrants: Shade and Fresh Water
From the Brazilian Methodist Church, a story of welcome and service with Venezuelan refugees arriving in Boa Vista, Brazil.
Ensuring universal rights and welcome for global migrants
This overview of UMCOR’s global migration work includes places of welcome, food for body and spirit, education, legal help and many more ways that United Methodists support migrants around the world.
In Focus: Migration
For the month of June, follow along as we highlight the ways in which UMCOR is working to support the rights of migrants all over the world.
Hope on the border
Witnessing events along the U.S. – Mexico border, the Rev. Jack Amick, director of Global Migration for Global Ministries, saw sadness and heartache, but he also saw signs of hope in the response of United Methodists with support from UMCOR.