Press Statement
World Relief Responds to Arrival of Afrikaners to the United States
Next week, the Trump administration will welcome to the United States a small number of individuals and families from the Afrikaner ethnic minority group of South Africa whom it has designated as refugees.
Read MoreChristian Leaders Ask President Trump, Secretary Noem to Protect Afghan Christians Threatened with Deportation, Resume Refugee Resettlement
Today, a group of prominent faith leaders sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, urging them to protect Afghan Christians facing the threat of deportation and to sustain the U.S. refugee resettlement program as a lifeline for those fleeing religious persecution.
Read MoreChristian Statement on Refugee Resettlement with Tens of Thousands of Signatures Asks President Trump to Resume Resettlement Program
World Relief is re-releasing “A Christian Statement on Refugee Resettlement” with tens of thousands of sign-ons from Christians representing all fifty states, thousands of local churches and many prominent evangelical institutions.
Read MoreChristian Statement on Refugee Resettlement with Tens of Thousands of Signatures Asks President Trump to Resume Resettlement Program
Today, World Relief is re-releasing “A Christian Statement on Refugee Resettlement” with tens of thousands of sign-ons from Christians representing all fifty states, thousands of local churches and many prominent evangelical institutions.
Read MoreWorld Relief Laments Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghans
World Relief, which has partnered with local churches to welcome thousands of Afghans since the fall of Kabul in 2021, laments this unjust decision and urges the administration to reconsider.
Read MoreWorld Relief Laments Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghans
World Relief, which has partnered with local churches to welcome thousands of Afghans since the fall of Kabul in 2021, laments this unjust decision and urges the administration to reconsider.
Read MoreFaith Leaders Urge President Trump and Secretary Rubio to Prioritize Return of Ukrainian Children in Peace Negotiations
Today, a coalition of prominent faith leaders and advocates released a letter to President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio, urging them to ensure the safe return of nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred to Russia since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Read MoreNew Report Details the Potential Impact of Deportations on American Christian Families
As the Trump administration pursues “the largest deportation in U.S. history,” a new report estimates how increased immigration enforcement could impact Christian households in the United States.
Read MoreWorld Relief Grateful for Receipt of Some US Governmental Funding Reimbursements for Lifesaving Humanitarian Assistance, Urges Further Resumption of Foreign Assistance and Recommitment to Refugee Resettlement
For the first time since December 2024, World Relief received a reimbursement for past work done on an existing grant for humanitarian assistance from the U.S.
Read MoreWorld Relief Awarded Two Origin Grants from The Starbucks Foundation to Support Women in Coffee- and Tea-Growing Communities in Rwanda and Burundi
World Relief is celebrating the launch of two new partnerships with The Starbucks Foundation: a $300,000 two-year Origin Grant to World Relief Rwanda and a $300,000 two-year Origin Grant to World Relief Burundi
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