Refugee Church Issue Group

Many followers of Jesus Christ can be found among the world's forcibly displaced people. They have experienced suffering, trauma and loss that has given them no choice but to flee their homes.

Some are internally displaced, sleeping in the bush or in overcrowed shanty towns trying to figure out what to do next. Many can be found stuck in the world's refugee camps. Others have risked long and dangerous journeys only to land in foreign jails or detention centers for asylum-seekers. Still others are sleeping on the streets of foreign countries hoping to ultimately reach a genuine place of refuge.

The Refugee Chuch

In all of these situations and circumstances, it is not uncommon to find vibrant refugee churches gathering to pray and worship together throughout the week. In many cases, they are also actively seeking to help fellow refugees - and even vulnerable people in their host country. Our forcibly displaced brothers and sisters are planting churches even while facing uncertainties about their own future. Like the early church, those who have been scattered are preaching the word wherever they go (Acts 8:4).

The RHP Refugee Church Issue Group

As an RHP Issue Group, we are seeking out and inviting refugee churches into the RHP as active and influential partners from whom we have much to learn. We are also working together to raise awareness among the church at large concerning our forcibly displaced brothers and sisters. And we're creating opportunities to gather together people, churches and agencies with a burden to encourage and assist the refugee church. We have much to learn from one another. Surely we can do more together than we can on our own.

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