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Assembly declares PC(USA) to be a ‘sanctuary and accompaniment church,’ supporting immigrants and asylum-seekers

Commissioner says: "It’s time to be bold."

Neddy Astudillo (TEC-Tampa Bay) worships on the opening day of the Immigration Committee meeting. Photo by Gregg Brekke for Presbyterian Outlook.

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...

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