The Free Methodist Church has a rich tradition of caring for the poor, widows, orphans, and foreigners. We have long been able to balance personal holiness with social justice. What, then, should be the biblical response that Free Methodists embody concerning present-day immigration concerns?

Listen to this conversation as FM Elder Chris Kaufman talks with the co-pastors of New Hope Free Methodist Church about the work they are doing in response to immigration issues.

Since the recording of this episode, New Hope FMC has joined in a lawsuit against the United States Department of Justice seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit that it filed against the City of Rochester, New York. On behalf of the city of Rochester, the Ibero-American Action League LLC (Ibero), Third Presbyterian Church, Western NY Coalition of Farmworker Serving Agencies, New Hope Free Methodist Church, and the New York Civil Liberties Union have filed a motion to intervene in the Western District of New York. New Hope FMC and the other organizations have joined the City of Rochester in asking the Court to dismiss the Trump administration’s attempt to strike down decades-old (https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2025/05/02/rochester-ny-journey-sanctuary-city-started-in-1986/83394491007/#:~:text=Rochester%20was%20first%20designated%20a,with%20new%20language%20in%202017.) sanctuary policies so that it can force Rochester’s police officers to carry out federal immigration enforcement. More information about this case can be found here: https://www.nyclu.org/press-release/new-filing-immigrant-social-services-orgs-faith-leaders-and-the-nyclu-intervene-in-doj-lawsuit-to-defend-rochesters-sanctuary-laws"

For more information about the work and ministry of the Justice Network of the Free Methodist Church, click on the link below:

https://www.justicenetworkfmc.org/

The Free Methodist Church has a rich tradition of caring for the poor, widows, orphans, and foreigners. We have long been able to balance personal holiness with social justice. What, then, should be the biblical response that Free Methodists embody concerning present-day immigration concerns?

Listen to this conversation as FM Elder Marissa Mattox-Heffernan talks with Eric Lintala and Matthew Soerens of World Relief about how the recent executive orders from the current government administration are affecting different segments of our church communities, and specifically how they impact the non-profit advocacy spaces.

For more information about the work and ministry of the Justice Network of the Free Methodist Church, click on the link below:

https://www.justicenetworkfmc.org/

The Free Methodist Church has a rich tradition of caring for the poor, widows, orphans, and foreigners. We have long been able to balance personal holiness with social justice. What, then, should be the biblical response that Free Methodists embody concerning present-day immigration concerns?
Listen in as FM Elder Marissa Mattox-Heffernan talks with Karen González about her experience growing up as an undocumented person in the United States and her current work as a public theologian and writer who seeks to elevate the discourse in the church beyond hospitality to immigrants.
For more information about the work and ministry of the Justice Network of the Free Methodist Church, click on the link below:
https://www.justicenetworkfmc.org/