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Here you will find the latest updates from the Minnesota Council of Churches

Posted Feb 28 2018 - 6:31pm in Refugee Services

We often share the stories of refugee families who we’ve welcomed, but we wanted to take an opportunity to share about a couple of the people who make our work possible—individual donors!

The Chance of a Lifetime

Posted Feb 28 2018 - 6:29pm in Refugee Services

We recently welcomed Tesfa, a single Ethiopian man who came without any family ties in Minnesota.

Observing World Interfaith Harmony Week

Posted Feb 5 2018 - 4:52pm in Refugee Services

The Thursday before the Superbowl brought the world to Minnesota, 130 leaders representing many of the world’s faiths met in Bloomington to generate a state-wide multi-faith network as they marked World Interfaith Harmony Week.

Mariam’s Story: An Exercise in Persistence

Posted Jan 26 2018 - 7:49pm in Refugee Services

When we went to greet Mariam at the airport, we were told to expect a woman who had lived through severe difficulties and who would come with nothing but the transit center-issued clothes on her back.

Reflections on “Charlottesville Revisited: Unpacking Race in America”

Posted Sep 14 2017 - 3:46pm in Refugee Services

On Tuesday, September 12, at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, a sizeable crowd gathered to hear from an esteemed panel of public intellectuals and activists, moderated by professor and activist Rev. Dr. Nekima Levy-Pounds.

We all need to pray and act

Posted Aug 14 2017 - 4:36pm in Refugee Services

The last two weekends remind us that religious intolerance and white nationalism are potent forces that use the methods of fear and terror in the United States.

Response to Dar Al Farooq bombing

Posted Aug 7 2017 - 3:24pm in Refugee Services

Early on August 5, 2017 a fire bomb was thrown into the Dar Al Farooq mosque in Bloomington, MN, during the first prayer of the morning.

Response to Dar Al Farooq bombing

Posted Aug 7 2017 - 3:24pm in Refugee Services

Early on August 5, 2017 a fire bomb was thrown into the Dar Al Farooq mosque in Bloomington, MN, during the first prayer of the morning.

Excited to be here!

Posted Aug 2 2017 - 5:03pm in Refugee Services

As you might have read in the Star Tribune, I began my tenure two weeks ago. Rev.

Retirement Speech given by Rev. Canon Peg Chemberlin

Posted May 23 2017 - 2:47pm in Refugee Services

In response to requests for our retiring CEO’s retirement speech. (Her last day will be mid-July).
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