Welcoming the Refugee: What’s Really Involved?
This Sunday we will host Brianne Casey of Church World Service as she speaks on “Welcoming the Refugee: What’s Really Involved”
At 9:15AM in the Assembly Room, come and explore the refugee experience and the current Syrian refugee crisis and gain an overview of refugee resettlement. We will talk about our role as people of faith and how we can best welcome a Syrian family
“It’s part of how we live out the Christian faith,” Rev. David Davis of the Nassau Presbyterian Church said Tuesday, discussing his church’s efforts to help house refugees in the past.
In preparation, take a look an excellent article on NJ.com on the background of our church’s Gospel call to welcome refugees and our current efforts to live out this calling: Princeton church partners with seminary in hopes of housing Syrian refugees.
About our Refugee Resettlement Committee
Nassau Presbyterian Church’s Refugee Resettlement Committee was established about 25 years ago to help refugee families who had recently been admitted to the USA. The committee has sponsored eight families, from Europe, Africa and Asia, including Bosnia, Sudan and Myanmar. All refugees have fled their homelands because of war or political and religious persecution. The committee helps families find housing, jobs and medical care; enroll children in school, serves as their advocate; tutors the adults in English as a Second Language; provides modest help with start-up expenses; and assistance with getting the government benefits to which refugees are entitled.