{"id":3657,"date":"2019-08-09T16:37:34","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T21:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/?p=3657"},"modified":"2019-08-14T12:52:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T17:52:03","slug":"elca-churchwide-assembly-declares-elca-sanctuary-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/elca-churchwide-assembly-declares-elca-sanctuary-church\/","title":{"rendered":"ELCA Churchwide Assembly declares ELCA sanctuary church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3661\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/08\/pic-3-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/08\/pic-3-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/08\/pic-3-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/08\/pic-3-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/08\/pic-3-250x139.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/08\/pic-3-628x350.jpg 628w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a key action, the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly voted to approve a memorial that declares the ELCA a sanctuary church. This is the first North American denomination to declare itself a sanctuary church body. As a sanctuary church, the ELCA is committed to serving and supporting migrant children and families in communities across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, the Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, joined more than 700 assembly members and others in a march and prayer vigil to the Milwaukee Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office. The march addressed concerns about the human rights of migrant children and families entering the U.S. along the southern border. Through the ELCA\u2019s initiative, Accompanying Migrant Minors with Protection, Advocacy, Representation and Opportunities (AMMPARO), this church is committed to working toward just and humane policies affecting migrants in and outside the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Lutheran Disaster Response supports the AMMPARO mission through work with partners in New York, countries from Central America\u2019s Northern Triangle and Mexico. To learn more about our work, read <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/second-chances-a-migrant-story\/\">Juan&#8217;s story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><em>Be a part of the response:<\/em><\/h2>\n<div id=\"comp-ixs1cl7q_SinglePostMediaTop_MediaPost__0_0_def_23_true\" class=\" flex_vbox\">\n<h4><strong>Pray<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Continue to pray for migrant children and families.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Give<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Thanks to generous, undesignated donations, Lutheran Disaster Response is able to respond quickly and effectively to disasters around the globe. Your <a href=\"https:\/\/community.elca.org\/lutherandisasterresponse\"><strong>gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response<\/strong><\/a> will be used where there is the greatest need.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Connect<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>To learn more about global migration and what Lutheran Disaster Response is doing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ELCALDR\">Lutheran Disaster Response<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ELCAammparo\/\">ELCA AMMPARO<\/a> on Facebook.<\/li>\n<li>Visit the AMMPARO website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/AMMPARO\">elca.org\/AMMPARO.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow us\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elcaldr\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a key action, the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly voted to approve a memorial that declares the ELCA a sanctuary church. This is the first North American denomination to declare itself a sanctuary church body. 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