Louisville, Kentucky — The 2022 General Assembly voted 340-25 on July 5 to declare the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) a “sanctuary and accompaniment church” — sending a message the denomination stands with immigrants and asylum-seekers and is committed to working for justice in U.S. immigration policy.
“It matters what we say and it matters how we say it,” said Ginna Bairby, moderator of the assembly’s Immigration Committee, in...