Even as they grieve the deaths of at least 50 migrants in San Antonio, United Methodists are continuing to care for immigrants and address what drives people to such peril.
A group of leaders from the Methodist Church of Mexico and The United Methodist Church traveled to southern Mexico in April to meet with groups working with immigrants crossing into the country.
The pastor and lay leader of First United Methodist Church of Evanston, Illinois, hope their $50,000 contribution to a reparations fund started by leaders of the Chicago suburb will inspire others to follow suit.