It starts and ends with discipleship.
Join a national movement of churches on a robust discipleship journey and missional opportunity to faithfully engage the refugee & immigration crisis, healing and rebuilding the church in America for a thriving future.
For $249 a year, church leaders can access our hub of resources and support that includes:
- Interactive Community
- Live Events
- eLearning Courses
- Resource Library
- One-on-One Coaching
What Church Leaders Are Saying
As a mission pastor, I've never had a team more excited about engaging in ministry as they are with our Good Neighbor Team. The enthusiasm has been contagious, and now other church members beyond the team have been volunteering with the team and with refugee focused ministries in the area!
The Welcoming the Stranger curriculum provided my small group with a framework to approach the conversation on immigration through the lens of Christ. It didn’t just challenge our perspectives—it gave us the language to wrestle with tough questions, the tools to take tangible action, and the heart posture to truly love our neighbors as Jesus would. It reshaped how I see immigrants, not as a political issue, but as people made in God’s image, deserving of dignity, compassion, and community.
This year, our church had the incredible privilege of partnering with Churches of Welcome to help resettle a refugee family from Colombia. The most beautiful part has been watching their three children build friendships with the kids in our church—playing together, learning together, and showing us all what true hospitality looks like. Through Churches of Welcome...we are building a family of faith that knows no borders.
Churches of Welcome give us the opportunity to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with an often overlooked group of people that are clearly close to the heart of the Father - refugees. I am thankful for the work of World Relief and look forward to partnering with them in this important work.
The Churches of Welcome initiative gives our U.S. Alliance family a wonderful opportunity to show God's love to families often overlooked and underserved. I encourage everyone to partner with World Relief in this ministry to serve and reach as many as possible.
Featured Resources Available to Churches of Welcome.
A host of resources are available as part of your membership. Here are a few of our favorites.
Welcoming the Stranger Small Group Curriculum
Based on the book by Matthew Soerens & Jenny Yang, this 8-week guided study invites participants to journey into one of the most complex issues of our day: immigration. Together your group will examine immigration from a biblical perspective moving towards informed action as an expression of your Christian faith.
Seeking Refuge Experience Simulation Toolkit
Invite your congregation to participate in an immersive, story-driven simulation that brings to life the journey of people seeking refuge. This toolkit has everything you need to organize and execute this powerful event.
Support and Resources for Good Neighbor Teams
Good Neighbor Teams are small groups of people from a church who have said yes to walking alongside a newly arriving refugee family for 6-12 months. You provide tangible care, friendship and community connection. We help you navigate the process of sponsoring and supporting them.
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