Immigration conference calls
Mennonite Church USA sponsors calls to
• Give current national legislation updates
• Give inspiration on God’s love of the sojourner
• Encourage networking among congregations working with
immigrants in their communities.
The next conference call will be in February. To join the immigration email
list, to suggest speakers and content, or for clarification, contact Susan Mark Landis
Beyond Borders Conference at
Bluffton University March 19–21, 2010. Keynote speaker: Daniel Carroll Rojas, author of Christians at the Border:
Immigration, the Church and the Bible. Who should come: the academic community, the church community and immigrants
Starting with Friday evening's keynote by Danny Carroll and ending with a
bilingual worship service at Lima Mennonite Church Sunday morning, the weekend
will be filled with workshops, discussions, videos, and a cultural event
Saturday evening. Baldemar Velasquez, President of the Farm Labor Organizing
Committee, is also an invited Keynote speaker. Workshops: immigrant mental health, enforcement issues, immigration in Midwest
rural communities, immigrant experiences and stories, congregational stories,
the new sanctuary movement, and videos on immigration produced by Rev. Ryan
Grace (Bluffton First United Methodist) and Goshen College students.
The conference will place special emphasis on how we can work to transform the
immigration crisis in the United States today. Contact Paul Neufeld Weaver at
419-358-3327 or weaverpnbluffton.edu.
