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2 weeks ago | 
baptiststandard.com | Ken Camp |Jack Jenkins
(RNS)—A federal judge denied a request by the Trump administration to reconsider a ruling in a lawsuit brought by faith-based refugee resettlement agencies, ordering the government to begin immediately processing and admitting refugees who were conditionally approved before Jan 20.
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3 weeks ago | 
baptiststandard.com | Ken Camp |Jack Jenkins
WASHINGTON (RNS)—A new report published by four prominent Catholic and evangelical organizations claims about 1 in 12 Christians in the U.S. are vulnerable to deportation or live with a family member who could be deported by President Donald Trump’s administration. Matthew Soerens is vice president of advocacy and policy at World Relief, an evangelical Christian group that resettles refugees.
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1 month ago | 
baptiststandard.com | Ken Camp |Jack Jenkins
WASHINGTON (RNS)—Evangelical Christian groups are calling on Congress to reinstate foreign aid programs shuttered by President Donald Trump’s administration, arguing the government’s actions will hurt millions of people around the world.
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1 month ago | 
ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts |Bethany E. Starin |Jack Jenkins |Yonat Shimron
Church Colleges & Universities Featured Ministry News Politics Weekly Review Overland Missions added to database, government grants takes top story, and salary data for ministry leaders Here at MinistryWatch, one of our goals is to equip donors with the information they need to make wise decisions with their giving.
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1 month ago | 
baptiststandard.com | Ken Camp |Jack Jenkins |Yonat Shimron
WASHINGTON (RNS)—President Donald Trump’s administration is making moves to shutter a decades-old partnership between the government and a group of mostly religious organizations to resettle refugees, with the State Department abruptly canceling grant agreements with all the agencies despite ongoing legal battles. On Feb.
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1 month ago | 
baptiststandard.com | Ken Camp |Jack Jenkins
GRAPEVINE (RNS)—Normally more likely to voice support for President Donald Trump’s decisions, conservative Christian broadcasters expressed ambivalence about the White House’s resolve to bar The Associated Press from presidential events. Speaking during a panel on “values-driven media” at the National Religious Broadcasters conference on Feb.
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2 months ago | 
baptiststandard.com | Ken Camp |Jack Jenkins
WASHINGTON (RNS)—Lawmakers and religious groups are speaking out in support of a bill that would largely protect immigrants from Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids within 1,000 feet of “sensitive locations” such as hospitals, schools and churches. Rep. Jesús G. Garcia, D-Ill., reintroduced the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act on Feb. 8, along with 13 Democratic co-sponsors, including Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Janice Schakowsky of Illinois and Jasmine Crockett of Texas.
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2 months ago | 
baptiststandard.com | Ken Camp |Jack Jenkins
WASHINGTON (RNS)—President Donald Trump issued an executive order reinstating his version of the White House Faith Office and once again placing Florida pastor and longtime supporter Paula White-Cain in charge of the initiative. Trump already announced both moves during a speech related to the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 6 but issued a formal executive order on Friday evening, Feb. 7.
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2 months ago | 
baptiststandard.com | Ken Camp |Jack Jenkins |Aleja Hertzler- McCain
WASHINGTON (RNS)— Faith-based groups that partner with the federal government to resettle refugees are facing widespread layoffs and furloughs after President Donald Trump’s administration suspended the refugee program. And according to one of the faith groups, the administration refuses to reimburse the organizations for humanitarian work performed before the president assumed office.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
baptiststandard.com | Ken Camp |Jack Jenkins
WASHINGTON (RNS)—An executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office appears to keep all but a few refugees from entering the country, saying that the United States lacks the resources to absorb them. The measure, titled “Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program,” was among a blitz of executive orders Trump signed in the hours after he was inaugurated.
