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Below you'll find many of our most recent posts, including selected articles from Faith Today. You can also select one of the options in the boxes to the top left of your screen to jump to other types of articles not included in the list below (e.g., Dispatches from Brian, EFC Updates, media releases, official statements, outgoing letters, research, etc.).

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Care for the Vulnerable
Church & Mission
20 November 2017

Refugee sponsorship reinvigorates churches

Evangelical Christians have welcomed a disproportionate number of refugees from Syria and other places recently, and they have found the process a blessing. Article reprinted with permission from "...

TagsAltona, Brian Dyck, Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada, Christian and Missionary Alliance, Faith Today, Joanne Beach, Joel Arndt, Mennonite Central Committee, Paul Carline, Private Sponsorship of Refugees, Refugees Resettlement Initiative, Syrian refugees
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Care for the Vulnerable
Church & Mission
Family & Community
01 August 2017

Seeking safety: How Canadian Christians can respond to refugees crossing the border

How Canadian Christians can respond to refugees crossing the border. An opinion article reprinted from “Faith Today” with permission.

Tagsasylum, Faith Today, Loren Balisky, Manitoba, Mark Glanville, Private Sponsorship of Refugees
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Care for the Vulnerable
Church & Mission
17 July 2017

Three questions on refugee sponsorship at “month 13” and beyond

Evangelical churches sponsored more than 3,500 refugees from Syria and the Middle East in Canada over a year ago. EFC staff Anita Levesque talks about what happens at “month 13” when the...

TagsPrivate Sponsorship of Refugees, Refugees Resettlement Initiative, Syrian refugees, Three questions series
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Care for the Vulnerable
Church & Mission
11 October 2016

Applause on Refugee Sponsorship Goes Partly to Churches

At the recent United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants in New York, many participants applauded Canada’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis, especially when Prime Minister...

Tagsloving our neighbour, Middle East, Private Sponsorship of Refugees, Refugees Resettlement Initiative, Sponsorship Agreement Holders, welcoming strangers
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