
Disciples CYF Groups are intended for high school youth in grades nine through 12.
The Mission of CYF Groups for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the U.S. and Canada is to respond to the needs of youth for relationships, events, and opportunities where they can be themselves, discern their gifts, and be empowered to be effective leaders and servants as called by God to be the body of Christ in the world.
Avoiding a shutdown, Congress passed a funding bill late this week that included remaining FY 2019 appropriations. Among the seven areas funded was the Department…
Read more >January 27, marked the second anniversary of the Muslim Ban. During this time, we’ve seen firsthand the painful human impacts of negative administrative changes and…
Read more >The Disciples General Minister & President, Global Ministries, and Refugee & Immigration Ministries leaders join in this Statement of Faith Leaders on the Morality of…
Read more >To read the most current Chaplains Check In click here….
Read more >2019 Lent Devotional Resource Now Available The 2019 Lent Resource — The Rev. Dr. Betty Miller Green and the Rev. Dr. Irvin W. Green are the…
Read more >The Rev. Dr. Sharon Stanley-Rea, Director of Disciples Refugee & Immigration Ministries, was among a delegation of Christian leaders who delivered a welcome message to…
Read more >Raise Your Faith Voice on Senate Immigration Bill & Gov’t Shutdown! Call Before Thurs. Vote! Proposed Senate Immigration Bill–Evaluate the Risks & Join a Faith Call…
Read more >Please Sign On NOW as Faith Leaders to Protect Liberians with DED!! Last weekend, Liberians from our Disciples Whosoever Will Christian Church in Maryland inspired…
Read more >Please Join the Week of Action Around the Country In These Ways!: Go HERE to learn about 60+ faith and community actions happening this week…
Read more >800 Clergy Sign Letter to Congress Rebuking Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Tactics Letter recommends three congressional actions to end demonizing politics and funding policies that incite violence…
Read more >Asylum and Appropriations Alert Dec218FINAL2 Tell Congress to Protect Families & Stop Fueling Excessive Detention, Deportation, and Border Militarization: National Faith Call-in Week Dec. 3-7 Images…
Read more >Who Grows Food for our Feasts? and The Cries of the Harvesters. Check out these resources for Thanksgiving. Who Grows Food for our Feasts? provides education…
Read more >Please see and share here our 2018 Advent and Epiphany Devotions: Advent 2018 IIC Devotions . This year, we invite you to join in a spiritual…
Read more >Each month from March through December of 2018, the DHM Young Adult Commission will be uploading a video about what each of our current 10…
Read more >I invite you to check out my passion video for the month of August. The fourth in a series started by the Young Adult Commission…
Read more >Hi I’m Jessica Braxton! I’m a member of the Young Adult Commission and this is my Passion.
Read more >Each month from March through December of 2018, the DHM Young Adult Commission will be uploading a video about what each of our current 10…
Read more >Each month from March through December of 2018, the DHM Young Adult Commission will be uploading a video about what each of our current 10…
Read more >Learn more about Asylum Seekers, and How You Can Help by going here: https://www.discipleshomemissions.org/missions-advocacy/refugee-immigration-ministries/immigrants/ Rev. Terri Hord Owens joined other national faith leaders this morning…
Read more >Want to learn more about immigrants in your own state? Go here for state by state Fact Sheets from the American Immigration Council!
Read more >Now available is a list of selected video clips related to multiple immigration and refugee topics. Go here to view.
Read more >This month, the administration named a refugee resettlement goal that is the historically lowest number ever (only 30,000)–despite the highest number of global refugees than…
Read more >“My name is Karen Evans. I’ve had the opportunity to work for the last four years in a volunteer ESL program, and work with the…
Read more >“I’m Mike Simonson, with Downtown Disciples in Des Moines, and I’m also one of the chairs of the Missions Committee for the Disciples General Assembly…
Read more >“My name is Amy Spangler-Dunning. I am a clergy person in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), in the Upper Northwest. I am also a…
Read more >“Hi, I’m Chrissy Stonebraker-Martinez, Co-Director, Inter-Religious Task Force on Central America & Colombia in Cleveland, Ohio. I just want you all to know we have…
Read more >“I am Suzanne Stout, the Pastor of First Christian Church in Des Moines, IA….I have had the opportunity of working with refugees both in Florida…
Read more >“It’s my joy and blessing to be the pastor of Downtown Disciples in Des Moines, Iowa. I wanted to tell you about two refugees I…
Read more >“Sometimes we experience things in our lives that you don’t realize the significance of until much later. I had the privilege of presiding at the…
Read more >Click here to read the latest Chaplains Newsletter!
Read more >“Dallas is a city that is reliant on refugees and immigrants, because they define, assist, participate in, and grow our culture. I can’t imagine a…
Read more >Responding to Secretary Pompeo’s recent press conference that set refugee admissions goal at 30,000 during the worst refugee crisis in human history, members of the…
Read more >“As a faith leader, I believe we have a moral obligation to welcome the stranger in our midst. That is why for the past several…
Read more >“The topic of refugee resettlement is near and dear to my heart. Our country is a land of opportunity, and I hope a land of…
Read more >Our Disciples Pastor of Multilingual & Cross-Sectional Worship at Park Avenue Christian Church in NY reminds that, “Refugees are very close to the heart and…
Read more >Disciples Refugee & Immigration Ministries sponsors and speaks at a White House Press Conference on September 12 to urge that 75,000 refugees be resettled in…
Read more >“Today, I light a candle of prayer for refugees, seeking protection from religious, political, and any form of persecution. Since 1985, our region has been…
Read more >“Refugees in this world need our help, desperately. They don’t choose to lose their homes, lifestyle, culture. They leave…because of forces outside of their control….
Read more >Rev. Doug Wirt, Co-Regional Minister in the Oregon/Southwest Idaho Region, joins Rev. Terri to #Pray4Refugees and urge the US to resettle at least 75,000 refugees…
Read more >Rev. Stephanie Kendell, who serves in the NE Region as Exec. Minister of Park Avenue Christian Church in New York City, joins Rev. Terri to…
Read more >URGE YOUR LEADERS TO RESETTLE AT LEAST 75,000 REFUGEES IN FY2019! Please join our Disciples General Minister & President, Rev. Terri Hord Owens, as…
Read more >Watch here the recent webinar of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, called “Family Separation and August Recess Engagement,” to help you prepare for visiting your leaders!:…
Read more >If you oppose a Citizenship Question being added to the US Census, you may make your comment heard by going here ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 7TH!…
Read more >Our Disciples RIM Director helped lead prayers at the Sojourners’ Keep Families Together prayer vigil at the U.S. Capitol on June 30, saying, “God, in…
Read more >Saguaro Christian Church in Tucson, AZ. recently began holding daily prayer vigils in support of separated children and families. See and join them in prayer…
Read more >RIM Director, Rev. Dr. Sharon Stanley-Rea, shares reasons faith partners are against family separation and detention, during The National Press Club launch on June 25…
Read more >June 30th will be a National Day of Action to End Family Separation & Detention with events at the White House and 650 Locations Around…
Read more >Please see here a video of Disciples—including RIM Director, Capitol Area Regional Minister, and other Disciples clergy—assisting children, adults, and faith leaders in yesterday’s action…
Read more >With the summer season underway, Disciples Volunteering has trained, commissioned, and sent Summer Mission Interns to lead at missions sites. If you are taking a…
Read more >You are invited to read the “Family Separations: A Word to the Church” and consider signing on in support. We also strongly encourage Disciples to…
Read more >Washington, D.C., June 13, 2018 — Speaker Paul Ryan has promised his caucus they will vote on at least two anti-immigrant bills next week, as…
Read more >The Rev. Teresa Hord Owens, General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) along with other faith leaders released a statement today…
Read more >See here for ways you can learn about and help migrant dads who are in detention, are farmworkers, have DACA and TPS, hold H1B Visas,…
Read more >Friday, June 1, please join with faith and human rights partners around the country for a National Day of Action for Children to stop family…
Read more >Some 45 plus clergy participated in the Festival of Homiletics 2018, in Washington, D.C., on May 23. Organizers trained and organized the participation of conference…
Read more >In recent days, deeply offensive rhetoric has again been issued against immigrant communities by President Trump and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. Disciples…
Read more >RIM Director joins with faith partners in Baltimore to assist Honduran woman in avoiding detention. Marta Rodriguez walked out the front door of the Baltimore…
Read more >Please click here for the statement of guidelines by Rev. Thomas A. Yates, Chaplains Endorsing Officer.
Read more >Juneteenth originated in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865. The people of Texas learned that the Civil War had ended and slaves had gained their…
Read more >The Rev. Terri Hord Owens, General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada, spoke on a…
Read more >“The comments by Attorney General Sessions at the border yesterday, which conflated the actions of Central American parents–who are openly presenting themselves to seek safety…
Read more >Month of Ramadan resource provides ways that congregations can link with Muslim communities in their areas to engage in Interfaith Iftars. Click here for devotion,…
Read more >This Pentecost resource connects the giving of the Advocate spirit with immigrant stories and our calling to serve as an advocate to support families at…
Read more >More immigrant Moms than ever are now in detention & separated from their families. As we gratefully celebrate all MOTHERS, this year we pay special…
Read more >Temporary Protected Status: A Faithful Response to Humanitarian Crises What is TPS (Temporary Protected Status)? Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, is a life-saving immigration program…
Read more >URGE CONGRESS: Ensure the U.S. Resettles at Least 45,000 Refugees in FY2018! Call your senators and representatives today! Host a #WhereRtheRefugees Public Witness Event Plan…
Read more >In a letter delivered to the administration on April 27, 2018, 122 faith-based organizations and 518 faith leaders from across traditions stand united in calling…
Read more >Read these stories of individuals and families from the various countries prohibited to enter the US under recent Muslim/Refugee Bans.
Read more >“With timing that has painfully come the very day following the devastating earthquakes in Nepal three years ago, we stand as faith partners together with…
Read more >Washington, D.C. – Faith leaders held a footwashing service in the shadow of the White House this afternoon.The biblical practice of footwashing is part of…
Read more >“I continue to be deeply disturbed by the random choices that this administration makes in removing TPS and other protected statuses. Last night’s decision to…
Read more >The current designation of “Deferred Enforced Departure” (DED) that is currently protecting nearly 4,000 Liberians in the U.S. is set to expire on MARCH 31st. …
Read more >1) REFUGEE ARRIVALS TO THE U.S. IN THIS FISCAL YEAR HAVE BEEN STAGGERINGLY LOW! Please help us circulate the below faith leader & faith-based organization…
Read more >Now Available! Disciples Black Immigrant and Refugee Toolkit! For a compilation of resources to help your congregation build awareness of and assist Black refugees and…
Read more >Today, seven Disciples affiliated clergy, Rev. Linda McCrae, Rev. Carolyn Higginbotham, Rev. Jim Higginbotham, Rev. Jon Barnes, Rev. Dawn Barnes, Rev. Sandra Gourdet, and Rev….
Read more >On this day when the President proclaimed DACA protections would end unless a Congressional decision was reached, dreamers remain insecure in the absence of a…
Read more >Faith Leaders Performed Ash Wednesday Service with Dreamers in Front of Senator McConnell’s and Schumer’s Office to Demand Passage of Dream Act Washington, D.C. (February…
Read more >Nine Immigration Themed Resources for Lent Encouraging Faith Commitments in Solidarity with Refugees & Immigrants. Go to 2018 Lenten Devotions.
Read more >Watch the Caring for Community & Creation video now!
Read more >On Jan. 8, 2018, DHS terminated TPS for El Salvador, effective Sept. 9, 2019. As communities of faith, we urge the administration to reinstate TPS…
Read more >One Year of Muslim & Refugee Bans: Showing Up Against Discrimination. toolkit and resources
Read more >Rev. Sharon Stanley-Rea, was among the participants on a press call January 4, to urge the Department of Homeland Security to extend Temporary Protected Status…
Read more >Thank you for your partnership in acting to support refugees and immigrants in 2017–and join us in ongoing actions for justice in 2018!! Sign up…
Read more >Join in a 3-part Epiphany devotional series and actions in support of Temporary Protected Status populations for Jan. 4-6.
Read more >Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday which celebrates family, community and culture. Celebrated from 26 December thru 1 January, its origins are in…
Read more >“Welcome to the Manger” is the theme for the 2017 Advent Devotions. Available for download on the Refugee & Immigration website. Week one: Angels Week…
Read more >These resources provide education and links that help families and congregations build awareness of our dependence upon the gifts and energies of farmworkers; especially as…
Read more >As we prepare soon to gather around tables again and again during the holiday season, Disciples Refugee & Immigration Ministries invites your congregation and members…
Read more >Active shooter preparedness Following the tragic loss of life at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday, we are all reminded once…
Read more >Sotello’s Inspiration and Thanks! I am grateful for the privilege of connecting with our whole church on this platform of ministry as President of Disciples…
Read more >Call to Prayer and Action Dear Disciples This is a call to prayer and action! We are Christ’s disciples and that’s a big deal in…
Read more >An outpouring of our churches and her general and regional expressions are praying for and responding to the devastation in the wake of hurricanes Harvey,…
Read more >Dear Disciples Friend, Right now, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering whether or not to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians in…
Read more >Disciples are among Christian leaders and activists who held hands and sang in an unlawful demonstration inside of the Russell Senate office building in Washington,…
Read more >Prepare now to plan Dream Sabbath Events! Check out these resources for ways you can participate.
Read more >WASHINGTON, DC — Today, October 17th at 11 a.m., local interfaith clergy will host a rally to call on the Trump administration to preserve Temporary…
Read more >The Rev. Sharon Stanley-Rea traveled to Italy to participate in “Living and Witnessing the Border.” An International Conference on Migration, Borders and Reception, September 29…
Read more >Join the Interfaith Immigration Coalition for this webinar to learn how communities of faith can participate in “Dream Sabbath” events that lift up the stories,…
Read more >Please Help Stop the Dismantling of the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program and Share Your Heart to Welcome Refugees A Refugee Admissions Goal of 45,000 Is…
Read more >CONGRESSWOMAN SCHAKOWSKY, FAITH LEADERS, AND REFUGEES URGE CONGRESS TO STOP TRUMP FROM SHUTTING THE DOOR ON REFUGEES On morning of the Trump administration’s consultation with…
Read more >Friends (for #3, below): Disciples Volunteering has created a link for gathering email addresses, in order to update those who are interested in serving with…
Read more >Hear from Rev. Sharon Stanley-Rea in an interview with Sojourners on September 5, decision about DACA.
Read more >On Tuesday, Sept. 5, the U.S. administration announced an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that has protected children brought to…
Read more >Please sign the faith letter & call your leaders today & tomorrow to urge DACA not to be ended, join our DACA & TPS Emergency…
Read more >The rain is still falling from Hurricane Harvey and the worst is not over for many, many communities. People are rightly asking how they can…
Read more >June 21, 2017 marked the 125th anniversary of Reinhold Niebuhr’s birth. Many of you are aware of the Serenity Prayer: “God grant me the serenity…
Read more >I have a few questions for you during these lazy days of July: Why do you go to church? Do you go to be berated?…
Read more >The preacher’s challenge to the people must always be: “Dare to be different.” Be the you God created you to be and not the you…
Read more >The other day I started thumbing through sermons preached over the last 43+ years of my ministry. One caught my attention. It was delivered to…
Read more >There are two things I know that can help improve congregational morale and lead to significant investment in a congregation’s future. They do not come…
Read more >For those of you who think a mission (or vision statement) will chart the course of your congregation and its leadership into the future, I…
Read more >Some years ago Brian Stanley, professor of world Christianity at the University of Edinburgh, cited a November 1884 issue of the Juvenile Missionary magazine, the…
Read more >Some years ago, Peter Vardy, wrote a little book entitled, An Introduction to Kierkegaard. In it Vardy writes: “For Kierkegaard, there is nothing higher…
Read more >On Monday, July 10th, Disciples Refugee & Immigration Ministries’ Director joined with Immigration Legal Counsel, the National Benevolent Association, the Central Pastoral Office office of…
Read more >Mission opportunities were abundant at General Assembly, and Assembly goers responded in force! Thanks to all who stepped up and offered your time and talents…
Read more >Join the webinar on July 10th and 13th to help immigrants and learn about sanctuary. July 10 Interfaith Immigration Coalition Webinar “5 Ways We Can…
Read more >Go here for Summer Recess Toolkit and Alerts for Refugees, Immigrants, Farmworkers, and TPS Recipients. Summer Action Grassroots Toolkit Disciples: Call to Support Refugees Now!…
Read more >RIM’s Director (a board member with Southeast Asian Resource Action Center) was grateful to join this a.m. in speaking at Press Conference outside the White…
Read more >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 2017 CONTACT: media@cwsglobal.org | 202.733.5151 FAITH LEADERS STAND AGAINST SCOTUS RULING ON REFUGEE AND MUSLIM BAN EXECUTIVE ORDER Call on…
Read more >Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins, General Minister and President, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Rev. Dr. Ronald Degges, President, Disciples Home Missions “Disciples are a…
Read more >From Student Visa to Green Card is now scheduled for Monday, July 10 at 5:00 p.m.— Calling all seminary students! Please join Disciples Immigration Legal…
Read more >“The courts have spoken yet again in favor of justice and humanity. As CWS has maintained since January, President Trump’s ill-advised travel ban should never…
Read more >The Disciples RIM Staff celebrates the 4th Circuit Appeals Court ruling in Richmond, Va. on May 25 that upheld a lower court ruling which had…
Read more >Join the new #ToImmigrantsWithLove letter writing campaign, sponsored by Define American and I Am An Immigrant. Through it, you can write an electronic letter that…
Read more >Please deliver to, scan and email, or mail your national, state, and local legislators these postcards that indicate your support for refugees, and share how…
Read more >Call on DHS Secretary Kelly to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haiti for another 18 months WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 2, 2017) — CWS and Catholic…
Read more >The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has recently apprehended, detained and deported Somali individuals back to their home country. These Somalis are asylum seekers, asylees,…
Read more >In the beginning of Holy Week, marking the entry of Jesus to Jerusalem, his suffering and his death, we watch with sadness and grief the…
Read more >Join us in unity at the start of General Assembly in Indianapolis on Saturday, July 8, 2017, from 3 to 5 p.m., for a Disciples…
Read more >Disciples and United Church of Christ Holy Season Statement on Violence in the Middle East and Refugees In the beginning of Holy Week, marking the…
Read more >Arie Brouwer, Reformed theologian and former general secretary of the Reformed Church in America, former deputy general of the World Council of Churches, and former…
Read more >Somewhere along the way I came across a list of “intentionally ambiguous job recommendations.” See if you recognize any of these. First the recommendation and…
Read more >I am reminded today about the story of the Sunday school teacher who was carefully explaining the biblical account of Elijah the Prophet and…
Read more >In his address to the entering Freshman Class of 2020 at Yale University, President of Yale University, Peter Salovey, spoke about “Countering False Narratives.” Let’s…
Read more >Peter Marty, Publisher of The Christian Century, offers some of what he calls “Christian convictions,” “to share with friends appalled by, or thrilled with, Trump’s…
Read more >At the recent National Farm Workers Ministry (NFWM) board meeting in Fresno, California January 24 to 31, 2017, the board would like to share the…
Read more >Green Chalice is spearheading an effort to bring a resolution to the General Assembly this summer “Concerning Carbon Neutrality.” Disciples Volunteering supports this resolution because climate…
Read more >I can think of no better time than the beginning of a New Year to think about the peace of Christ. If we ever needed…
Read more >At the beginning of this New Year, let me offer you a tutorial on foolishness to guide you through the next twelve months. I conjecture…
Read more >Applications are now being received for Disciples Summer Mission Interns. Interns are matched with Mission Sites around the country to provide servant leadership, often with…
Read more >Where will you serve in 2017? No doubt there are countless ways to serve your community, through your church and community organizations. Have you considered…
Read more >Videos featuring General Minister and President, Sharon Watkins Holy Ground Video Faith Climate Call
Read more >First Christian Church, Blackmountain, NC goes solar! Read More.
Read more >#ButterfliesEffect Change Get inspired! Watch and share the #ButterfliesEffect video now:
Read more >On behalf of the Steering Committee, The Nature Conservancy, Climate Reality, and all of us at ecoAmerica, thank you for attending the American Climate Leadership…
Read more >Shout out to National Farm Workers Ministry Board members, the Rev. Dr. Sharon Stanley-Rea, Director of Refugee & Immigration Ministries for the Christian Church (Disciples…
Read more >As this post is being released, a group of Disciples have made plans to travel to Standing Rock and visibly represent the Christian Church (Disciples of…
Read more >Our thoughts and prayers are with those impacted by Hurricane Matthew and those who remain in its path. This was the third strongest storm to…
Read more >The following appeal comes from our partners at the Missouri Interfaith Disaster Response Organization. If you are able to respond, use the contact information at…
Read more >In August, southern Louisiana experienced devastating flooding, with impacted homes receiving anywhere from a few inches of flood water up to 8 feet. With more than…
Read more >The Sakuma Bros. Berry Farm/Driscoll’s Boycott Ends with an Agreement! Please celebrate with us this word of victory for farmworker rights from our partners with…
Read more >The Disaster Recovery Support Initiative (DRSI) is a new collaborative effort between the United Church of Christ Disaster Ministries, Church of the Brethren Disaster Ministries,…
Read more >Disciples Volunteering supports a wide variety of mission opportunities and service projects with congregations, regions, and ecumenical partners. Often, these projects require the presence of…
Read more >Disciples disaster response is serving with the people and neighbors of Columbia, SC, which suffered massive flooding last October, and Rowlett, TX, where a tornado struck…
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