Our ministry to international refugees includes:
- helping families approved for permanent resettlement in the US through Journey’s End. Refugee families that we have resettled in the past two decades have been Vietnamese, Cambodian, Ethiopian, Ukrainian, Russian-Armenian, and Bosnian.
- assisting those awaiting entry into Canada through VIVE la Casa.
Locally we gather Christmas gifts for families in need, help the Jericho Road Family Practice and support the Family Justice Center of Erie County and the Amherst Youth Board scholarships.
We work to keep abreast of emerging needs, sending supplies to Haiti after the earthquake, funds to Pakistan in response to the flooding and supporting Church World Service’s Micronutrient Program.
A new program, Dress-A-Girl, finds seamstresses and doll-makers (of ALL skill levels) gathering to make simple dresses and dolls to be sent to children in need. We invite you to join them on the 4th Monday of each month from 4-8pm. Women and men, people of all ages, come for as long (or as short) of a time as you want.
