Policy Statements

Church World Service, a humanitarian organization comprised of 37 member communions, strongly opposes The Protection of Children Act introduced by Representative John Carter (R-TX-31) and The Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act introduced by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT 3) and Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA 6). These bills would narrow protections for children fleeing violence and would result in many being …

Dear Members of the United States Senate: As a humanitarian agency that brings together 37 member communions, Church World Service seeks to fulfill the call to love our neighbor and welcome the stranger by protecting refugees internationally and advocating for just immigration policies here in the United States. This is why we write to you today, urging you to oppose …

WASHINGTON – Rev. John L. McCullough, President and CEO of Church World Service, issued the following statement in response to the federal court ruling in Brownsville, Texas: “A lone judge in one state does not speak for the vast majority of Americans who support our nation’s immigrant families and support the President’s broad constitutional authority to offer temporary relief from deportation to close …

Council of Churches of Cuba Rev. Joel Ortega Dopico and U.S. Religious Leaders Delegation Rev. John L. McCullough, President and CEO, Church World Service Rev. Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Rabbi Elhanan ‘Sunny’ Schnitzer, President, Cuba America Jewish Mission PEOPLE OF FAITH throughout the United States and Cuba celebrate the dawn of a new …

Statement issued by: Joint delegation of American Religious Leaders and Cuban Council of Churches Location: Headquarters, Cuban Council of Churches Havana, Cuba November 4, 2014 Today November 4th, a united call was issued for the humanitarian release of the Cuban 5 and the American Alan Gross. The call was issued by the Cuban Council of Churches, the Rev. John McCullough …