CPC Refugee Resettlement
As part of our commitment of extending God’s love, welcome, and hospitality to strangers, CPC launched a ministry initiative in 2021 in partnership with Jewish Social Services and Open Doors for Refugees to support the resettlement of refugee families in the Madison area. On September 1st, 2022 we welcomed our first refugee family from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and we continue to welcome refugee families.
Care and Support
Families have been through a lot by the time they arrive as refugees in the USA — fleeing their home countries from life threatening circumstances, often 2+ years of UN and US background checks, displacement, temporary housing, and eventual transition to a completely new country, culture and language context.
Refugee House
Extending hospitality and God’s love to refugee families continues at CPC. After resettling refugee families in Madison in 2022 and 2023, CPC has purchased a home for a refugee family on the north side of Madison. We are asking for the congregation’s help getting the house in livable condition by the new year. Scroll down to see if there’s something that might match your gifts.
As we begin again to prepare a home and provide services such as transportation, meals, and language assistance for anew family, we will need your prayers and able hands to help get this house prepared.
See below for our holiday wish list action items!
Get Involved (The Gift of Labor)
Through this new ministry, our dedicated volunteers provide loving care and support to the family as they adjust to life in our community. Various volunteer teams assist the refugee families with basic needs (housing, clothing and food), community integration (assistance accessing services like food pantries, bus transit and ESL programs) and ongoing mentorship. Reach out to us if you would like to get involved.
So many gifts of labor have already been graciously given by many in the CPC community: plumbing work, installation of flooring, lighting, carpentry (the list goes on…). Here are the few items left:
Doors
Hang 2 doors and plumb a new door in basement.
Electric
“Light” electric or receptacle moves in basement.
Curtains
Install curtains around the house.
Cleaning
General cleaning of the house.
Financial Support
Any amount helps! Click below.
