Say no to Biden’s Asylum Ban
The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship opposes the Biden Administration’s proposed rule change that would make asylum claims much more difficult for certain asylum seekers. The proposed change would take effect when the CDC’s Title 42 Public…
April 2021 Report from PPF Accompaniment Consejo Meeting
Written by Tricia Lloyd-Sidle, Accompaniment Consejo member At our last (March 2021) meeting, a leader from Agua Prieta said, “it means a lot that you ask, ‘how are you’? And you really care about the…
The Body of Christ in Action
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. The eye cannot say to the hand,…
PPF gathers with 500 other people of faith to demand an end to child detention
Yesterday, a delegation of PPFers gathered with about 500 people of faith gathered in El Paso, Texas to participate in a Moral Monday at the Borderlands. There were dozens of Presbyterians participating in the action with…
The Holy Migrant Family #PCUSAWallofWelcome
This post was written by Timothy Wotring as part of the Advent #PCUSAWallofWelcome series that PPF and the Office of Immigration Issues has gathered. Timothy is a member of the PPF Activist Council, a graduate…
You shall not mistreat, oppress, or exploit #PCUSAWallofWelcome
This post by Ezequiel Herrera is part of the #PCUSAWallofWelcome Advent series on migration gathered by the PCUSA Office of Immigration Issues and PPF. Follow #PCUSAWallofWelcome on social media to see other posts and reflections. …The Border in All Our Communities #PCUSAWallofWelcome
My journey into the immigrant rights movement wasn’t really planned. After college, I didn’t really know what I wanted in my life. So, like many young Presbyterians, I decided to join the Young Adult Volunteer…Mobile Congregation #PCUSAWallofWelcome
This reflection was written by Rev. Dr. Gregory Cuéllar as a part of the #PCUSAWallofWelcome Advent Series of reflections on migration gathered by PPF and the PCUSA Office of Immigration Issues. The mobile congregation is without…
I Don’t Look for God in the Face of the Migrant #PCUSAWallofWelcome
This reflection was written by Alison Wood as a part of the #PCUSAWallofWelcome Advent Series of reflections on migration gathered by PPF and the PCUSA Office of Immigration Issues. I don’t look for God in…
A Prayer for November 2018
Holy One, Do you still look at creation at say “it is good”? Do you still look at your people and believe we are worth saving? What do you say when you look at…