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20 Sep

[Urgent] Call for Assistance with Border Crisis (South District)

GIVE Give now to the Immigration Crisis Fund to assist these efforts to aid refugees and asylum seekers. Asylum seekers and refugees who have been approved for entrance into the U.S. and have been held between the border fences for a number of days with

19 Sep

L.A. City Council Honors Civil Rights Leader Rev. James Lawson (MyNewsLA)

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The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday honored civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson, three days ahead of his 95th birthday, by declaring Sept. 22 as “Rev. James Lawson Jr. Day” annually in the city. The council recently passed a resolution commemorating Lawson, and a celebration

14 Sep

September 22 Proclaimed as Rev. James Lawson Jr. Day with Worker’s Rights Awareness Campaign to Launch (County of LA)

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September 12, 2023 LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Known as one of the pioneering architects of the civil rights movement, Rev. James Lawson Jr., for more than half a century, has been a force for justice and an influential teacher of non-violence. In honor of Rev. Lawson’s leadership

22 Aug

Call for Diapers for Safe Harbors Shelter Network at Christ UM Ministry Center (Disaster Response)

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GIVE Give now to the Immigration Crisis Fund to assist these efforts to aid refugees and asylum seekers. The Safe Harbors Network provides shelters for refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers legally in the USA. Safe Harbors is located in San Diego and is based at

05 Jul

Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger: North Valley Caring Services (North Hills UM Mission Center)

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The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from one of our churches that is living into

28 Jun

Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger: North Hills Refugee Children Center (North Hills UM Mission Center)

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14 Jun

Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger: North Hills Mission Center (North Hills UM Mission)

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19 May

Amid policy changes, church keeps faith with migrants (UM News)

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May 19, 2023 With last week’s big change in U.S. immigration policy, many politicians and others predicted a tidal wave of asylum-seekers coming across the southern border. That’s not been the case so far. But United Methodists who assist migrants remain busy — and concerned. “What

13 May

[Urgent] Call for Assistance with Shelter Needs (Justice & Compassion)

Communications

GIVE Give now to the Immigration Crisis Fund to assist these efforts to aid refugees and asylum seekers. I was hungry and you didn’t give me food to eat. I was thirsty and you didn’t give me anything to drink. I was a stranger and

11 May

Action Alert: Tell Congress to Choose Grace Over Greed (Church & Society)

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In the coming weeks Congress will be making decisions that deeply affect our common life together. Now is the time to contact your elected representatives to ask that they broadly prioritize grace over greed. May 2, 2023 “The Bible is consistent in its witness that

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