Refugee & Immigration Ministries

Resettlement manual

If your congregation is within 50 miles of the following cities, you can resettle a refugee through our Disciples resettlement program.  The Resettlement Manual below will be helpful to you in the process.  If your congregation is outside the 50-mile radius of the following cities, you cannot resettle a refugee through our Disciples resettlement program.  However, pages 44 through 46 contain suggestions of other ways that you can become involved in refugee ministry.

Phoenix, Ariz.	Minneapolis	Columbia, S.C.
Los Angeles	Greensboro, N.C.	Knoxville, Tenn.
Sacramento, Calif.	Raleigh, N.C.	Amarillo, Texas
Denver	Lincoln, Neb.	Austin, Texas
New Haven, Conn.	Omaha, Neb.	Dallas
Miami	Concord, N.H.	Fort Worth, Texas
Decatur, Ga.	Buffalo, N.Y.	Houston, Texas
Chicago	Rochester, N.Y.	Harrisonburg, Va.
Indianapolis	Syracuse, N.Y.	Richmond, Va.
Lexington, Ky.	Columbus, Ohio	Seattle
Louisville, Ky.	Portland, Ore.
Grand Rapids, Mich.	Lancaster, Pa.

Refugee Resettlement manual for congregations
within 50 miles of CWS/IRP affiliates

Refugee Resettlement manual for congregations within 50 miles of CWS/IRP affiliates:

Entire Manual

Individual pieces

001Cover.pdf 001Index.pdf 01Introduction.pdf 02WhoisaRefugee.pdf 05History.pdf 06CoSponsorMakeDifference.pdf 07ResponsibilitiesCoSponsorship.pdf 08ResponsibilitesOfRefugees.pdf 09FAQs.pdf 11.12ReasonstoSponsor.pdf 12RightMotivation.pdf 13EncourageInvolvement.pdf 14IfYestoCoSponsor.pdf 15HowtoEducateCongregation.pdf 16HowtoOrganizeCongregation.pdf 17VolunteerSignUp.pdf 19DonationsSignUp.pdf .pdf 23MatchGrantFunding.pdf 24MeetingthePlane.pdf 25MediaIssues.pdf 27RefugeeStatus.pdf 28FirstFewWeeks.pdf 29ChurchAttendence.pdf 30CulturalDifferences.pdf 33CosponsorMuslims.pdf 37StressonRefugees.pdf 39SelfSufficiency.pdf 41RefugeeHealthIssues.pdf 42WhatiftheRefugeeMoves.pdf 44NoCosponsor.pdf