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Dear Sisters and Brothers:
With great sadness, we learned that the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico voted overwhelmingly to severe its relationshipwith the Presbyterian Church (USA) on August 19, 2011. At the meeting, 116 of the 138 men prese...
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Photos and Text by Erin Dunigan
DOUGLAS, Ariz. — The April 15-17 "Crossing Borders, Encountering God" conference here brought together close to 200 participants from both churches for worship, workshops, teaching and learning from one another a...
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By Erin Dunigan
PHOENIX, Ariz. — After two years of planning, the timing of the April 15-17 "Crossing Borders, Encountering God" conference seemed so perfect as to be providential.
Read the full article here....
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By Erin Dunigan
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Anyone involved in U.S.-Mexico border issues, will tell you that there are no easy answers. But that does not negate the need to continue raising the questions.
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By Parrish Jones
Now is the time to get immigration reform passed. Almost everyone believes our present immigration laws are broken.
A sensible reform of our policies can solve most of the problems that cause us concern about having 12 million persons ...
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The Winter 2010 of the Frontera de Cristo newsletter is now available. Read stories from Mission Delegation participants, an overview of the Ecumenical Advocacy Days and a summary of Frontera de Cristo's activity in 2009.
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By Bethany Furkin
The eighth annual meeting of Ecumenical Advocacy Days will again draw Christians to Washington, DC to unite their voices.
Ecumenical Advocacy Days focuses on mobilizing Christian advocates around a central theme through worship, witnes...
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By Susan Lindsey
Ready for an honest conversation about immigration and border issues? “Crossing Borders: Encountering God,” is an event for church members, church leaders and other interested individuals addressing border issues confronting the chur...
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By Jonathan Shacat
On a regular basis, illegal immigrants caught by Border Patrol agents in the United States get deported to Agua Prieta, Sonora, a border town in Mexico. Many are thirsty, hungry and tired. Some need basic medical care.
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By Jonathan Clark
At shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, four migrants stepped off a U.S. Border Patrol van in Douglas, took a few steps south, and were back in Mexico.
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By Jody Ipsen
In times of global apartheid and neo-liberalism, an unlikely relationship between two seemingly diverse organizations has come together.
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By Bethany Furkin
The story of Just Coffee began long before it was publsihed. Conceptualized in 2001, Just Coffee is a grower cooperative based in Salvador Urbina, Chiapas, Mexico. Just Coffee has strong Presbyterian roots-it was founded in part by Ma...
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By Jonathan Clark
When the price for a sack of coffee beans fell 75 percent to 350 pesos during the late 1980s, Daniel Cifuentes did what many young men in the coffee-growing communities of Chiapas were forced to do: He migrated in search of a living wag...
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In January, while discussing the themes that she had discovered in the reading of the gospel of Mark, Anne Volker, a student at Iowa State University said: “Jesus is all about healing.” In the gospel, touch is often the vehicle for healing: Jesus reac...
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Read U.S. Coordinator Mark Adams' article Immigration and the Bible in September/October edition of Horizon's Magazine,a publication of PCUSA PW. The whole edition is focused on Immigration and the USA Mission Experience.
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"Just Coffee: Caffeine with a Conscience" is a fascinating primer in how to respond proactively to economic forces that leave most of us feeling totally powerless. This book is for those who know that Jesus calls us to create the reign of God right here o...
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