Would you or your congregation like to help resettle an Afghan refugee family in Iowa?  To join efforts with other congregations in the Presbytery, please contact Amgad Beblawi at 502-592-3223 or [email protected].

Church World Service is hosting a series of webinars on migration, refugees, and resettlement. The webinars will run Sept 13-17^th from 3-4pm CST. Topics are Global Migration and Displacement, Refugee Resettlement in the US: History, Statistics, and Program Overview, The US Border: Asylum and Unaccompanied Children, Afghan SIV’s and Allies, Role of the Community and College Students in Welcoming Newcomers.  For more information, click here. 

Shelvis and Nancy joined the ministry of RECONCILE International in South Sudan in 2011. Created by the New Sudan Council of Churches, RECONCILE is a Christian organization that seeks to bring peace and healing to communities broken and hurting from decades of war. Shelvis serves as the principal of RECONCILE’s Peace Institute. Nancy’s role with RECONCILE includes managing a project with three PC(USA) global partners: the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan, Across, and the Yei Teacher Training College.

Read more about the ministry of Nancy and Shelvis https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/missionconnections/shelvis-and-nancy-smith-mather/.

You are invited to join Presbyterians from across Iowa on a mission delegation to Frontera de Cristo. One of five sites of Presbyterian Border Region Outreach, Frontera de Cristo is located in the sister cities of Agua Prieta, Sonora, and Douglas, Arizona.

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Westminster Presbyterian Church has a new feature, “Little Free Pantry.” A variation on the “Little Free Library,” if offers toiletries and non-perishable food items to help meet the needs of food insecurity in the neighborhood.

The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program sponsors travel study seminars to different parts of the world to provide Presbyterians with the opportunity to learn firsthand about efforts for peace, justice and reconciliation in contexts of conflict, injustice and oppression.  Participants return from these seminars ready to share stories and bear witness to all that they have seen and heard. For information about upcoming seminars, visithttps://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/peacemaking/travel_study/.