News & Press Releases

Mission Network News

Recent reports hav said families and children were tear gassed by the United States border patrol after a protest broke out into...

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Safe Families for Children is a ministry of community churches, used as a circle of support to help families in crisis to care for and mentor children and help support the parents when families are in difficult times.

Southside Times

By Stephanie Dolan  We’ve all seen the news broadcasts and film footage of children in detention centers because their parents, who were seeking asylum in the United States, brought them into the country illegally. These [...]

WOTV 4Women

Recently, the Bethany Christian Services former CEO and current Senior Vice President wrote a book about all the amazing work Bethany does, Called to Care.

WZZM 13 News

1,077 of those hostings were through Bethany Christian Services of Grand Rapids.

CBN News

During a conference at The Vatican this week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted a number of countries for mistreating religious minorities. However, religious freedom advocates argue the Trump administration is setting a bad example by deciding to accept fewer refugees than ever.

WWMT

Lansing State Journal

Both programs are aimed at offering temporary homes to refugee children until they can be reunited with family members in the U.S.

WZZM 13 News

President Trump recently announced his plan to cap the number of refugees at 18,000 for the next fiscal year.

Grand Rapids Business Journal

Employers in Grand Rapids are partnering with Bethany Christian Services to assist refugees. A total of 36 West Michigan employers, who are a part of a network of roughly 500 employers that partner with Bethany’s Refugee Employment program, signed a letter that underlines the importance of refugees in the region and the contributions they have made to the local workforce. The letter comes after concerns arose about the possible end of the federal government’s Refugee Resettlement Program. According to Politico, the Trump administration is considering . . .