Week of Compassion Refugee Resettlement Informational Workshops around Ohio
October 23, 24 & 25
Have you or your church ever wondered if there are ways you could support Afghan evacuees, people displaced from the war in Ukraine, Sudanese refugees, or any other refugee population?
Ohio as a state is ranked 16th in refugees resettled per capita, ahead of states like Texas, Florida, California, New York, and Illinois. Tens of thousands of refugees call Ohio home and that number will only be increasing in the coming years.
There are many different ways for churches to respond, no matter how big or small, rural, urban, or suburban a congregation may be. Any church that has an interest in serving refugees has an opportunity to do so.
Week of Compassion strives to serve the church in ways that equip and empower congregations to live out the refugee response ministry they feel called to. Next month, Ohio native and Week of Compassion's Associate Director for Immigration and Refugee Response, Rev. Alan Dicken will be traveling around the state for a chance to meet with Disciples all over Ohio who are interested in learning more about what opportunities are available locally for any congregation interested in exploring refugee support.
These will be informational workshops offered by Week of Compassion and presented with partnerships from local refugee resettlement agencies around the state. These sessions are just informational so that attendees can learn more about possibilities in their local context. All are welcome, lay and clergy alike.
If you would like to learn more, please feel free to attend any of the following workshops and conversations at the dates, times, and locations mentioned below. You can also feel free to reach out to Rev. Alan Dicken at alan@weekofcompassion.org for more information or to answer any questions you may have.
Monday Oct 23rd
Akron – 10:00am
First Christian Church Stow - 3493 Darrow Rd, Stow, OH 44224
Cleveland – 3:00pm
Disciples Christian Church - 3663 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44121
Tuesday Oct 24th
Toledo – 9:30am
Wauseon First Christian Church - 129 E Elm St, Wauseon, OH 43567
Dayton - 1:30pm
Catholic Charities of Miami Valley - 922 West Riverview Avenue, Dayton, OH 45402
Cincinnati – 4:00pm
Heartfelt Tidbits - 110 Compton Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45215
Wednesday Oct 25th
Athens – 10:00am
Chauncey Christian Church - 6 High St Chauncey, OH 45719
Columbus – 3:00pm
C.R.I.S. 4645 Executive Drive, Columbus, OH 43220
