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Registration open for 4th Annual Border & Migration Ministry Summit

August 20, 2021
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NOTE: This conference was postponed in early October 2021 and rescheduled to March 30-31, 2022.

A virtual summit for those engaged or interested in migration ministries will be held Oct. 21-23, hosted by Episcopal Migration Ministries in partnership with the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas. Early-bird registration for the 4th Annual Border & Migration Ministry Summit ends Sept. 11.

The conference will be simultaneously interpreted in English and Spanish.

This year’s program will feature keynote presentations from:

• Karen Gonzalez, a non-profit professional at World Relief, speaker, immigrant advocate, and author of “The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong”; and

• The Rev. Nancy Frausto, director of the Latinx Studies Program and lecturer in Latinx ministry at the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas.

Attendees have the option to attend workshops in three tracks: refugee resettlement; asylum & border ministries; and accompaniment. During the summit, attendees will gather to learn from experts and reflect on migration topics through the lens of each track.

The conference begins with optional programming and Evening Prayer on Thursday, Oct. 21. The formal program begins Friday, Oct. 22, at 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. CDT/9 a.m. MDT/8 a.m. MST/ 8 a.m. PDT) and ends at 6:30 p.m. EDT. The conference continues Saturday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. EDT to 3 p.m. EDT.

Those who sign up before Sept. 11 can access early-bird registration for $65. Regular registration costs $75 and goes into effect Sept. 12.

Learn more and register at https://episcopalmigrationministries.org/border-summit-registration/. Those in need of financial assistance may email Allison Duvall.

About Episcopal Migration Ministries
Episcopal Migration Ministries is a ministry of The Episcopal Church and is one of nine national agencies responsible for resettling refugees in the United States in partnership with the government. Episcopal Migration Ministries has 12 affiliate offices in 10 states. In addition to its long-standing work in refugee resettlement ministry, Episcopal Migration Ministries is The Episcopal Church’s convening place for collaboration, education, and information-sharing on migration. To directly support EMM and its life-changing work, visit www.episcopalmigrationministries.org/give or text ‘EMM’ to 41444 (standard messaging and data may rates apply).

About the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas
The Episcopal Diocese of West Texas is made up of 87 congregations, spread across 60 counties in South Central Texas. Recognizing the cultural diversity that is our gift in Texas, our members are diverse and our worship and corporate life can be bilingual in language and in spirit. We are part of The Episcopal Church and are guided in purpose by five core values: faith, sacramental worship, evangelism, mission, and reconciliation.

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