*** Date change: January 24 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT ***

This is a collaboration between Justice and Local Church and Wider Church Ministries. Over the past year and a half, the number of asylum seekers arriving in the U.S. has increased significantly, and faith and community groups across the country - including numerous United Church of Christ churches - have taken the faith-full step to offer care and welcome to those seeking protection. This webinar will cover the basics of how to do asylum accompaniment while providing a space to share expertise and experience from congregations already deeply engaged in this work. Additionally, this webinar will be accompanied by the release of the UCC Asylum Accompaniment Toolkit to help walk churches through a new or on-going ministry of accompanying asylum seekers.

Led by:

Amanda Sheldon, Program Associate, UCC Refugee and Asylum Ministries & UCC Disaster Ministries
Rev. Noel Andersen from the UCC National Collaborative on Immigration
Special guest speakers from congregational around the country

Please join UCC Asylum Accompaniment Webinar on January 24th at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT

On this webinar, we’ll hear from UCC congregations who are doing this work to learn more about best practices and how to confront challenges.

The call-in information will be set out once you register on this form.

Agenda:
Welcome and Introductions
Faith and theological grounding
Political reality and the Asylum Process
What does Accompaniment look like- UCC faith leaders doing accompaniment work
Successes, Challenges and Discussion
Next Steps