For in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 3:26-29

From Our Immigration Ministry Circle:

​Across our synod, we are learning stories of our refugee and immigrant neighbors through the work of our Synod’s Immigration Ministry Circle. This group is learning together about how we can faithfully support our foreign-born neighbors and respond to the changing realities facing immigrant and refugee families. We invite you to reach out to the Immigration Ministry Circle to learn more, connect with partners in your area, and discern how your congregation might walk alongside immigrant neighbors in prayer, advocacy, and tangible support: [email protected].
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The Immigration Ministry Circle has also compiled an Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Ministry Support Resource List, highlighting Northeast Ohio nonprofits serving refugees and immigrants affected by changing laws. The list provides websites and contact information to help individuals and congregations engage in Akron, Cleveland, Lorain, Youngstown, across Ohio, and beyond.
​A prayer for refugees, migrants, immigrants (from All Creation Sings)
Holy God, as you have accompanied your people through times of captivity, wilderness, and exile, shelter and sustain all those who flee persecution, oppression, warfare, violence, hunger, and poverty. Open our hearts and homes, our gates and doors, so that they find safety, peace, and welcome—a place to live in freedom and without fear; through Jesus Christ, our refuge and our hope. Amen.

RESOURCES In Ohio

Founded in 1969, the mission of Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM) is to challenge systemic injustices faced by those who are oppressed, forgotten, and hurting by providing responsive solutions, advocacy, and hope.
The Hunger Network in Ohio is a faith-based nonprofit network that believes we can end hunger in Ohio by addressing the root causes of poverty through public policy advocacy.

ELCA RESOURCES

ELCA advocacy works for change in public policy based on the experience of Lutheran ministries, programs, and projects around the world and in communities across the United States. Our faith calls us to learn more and speak out on issues affecting our vulnerable neighbors and the forces threatening creation.
Accompanying Migrants with Protection, Advocacy, Representation and Opportunities 
​AMMPARO is a holistic, whole church commitment by the ELCA, as a church in the world, to accompany migrant families today and in the future.
Freed by the transformative life of Christ, the ELCA is committed to accompaniment, advocacy and awareness-raising with our partners in the Holy Land and in the United States. For the past two decades that work was organized through the ELCA Peace Not Walls campaign. In October 2023 the ELCA announced that, following an in-depth review by ELCA staff and leadership from the Palestinian Lutheran church, Peace Not Walls would be renamed and reconfigured as a new initiative, Sumud: For Justice in Palestine and Israel.

Resources in the U.S. and Abroad

Formally known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS)
As a witness to God's love for all people, we stand with and advocate for immigrants and refugees, transforming communities through ministries of service and justice.
Prayer texts from All Creation Sings and Evangelical Lutheran Worship.
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