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Will the church in Spokane seize this opportunity to support persecuted Christians and share the Gospel?

March 26, 2025 | Comments Off on Will the church in Spokane seize this opportunity to support persecuted Christians and share the Gospel?
Immanuel church in spokane hosting a garden party with refugees from the Middle East.

This is the opportunity the church in Spokane has with refugees who have come to our city. God has brought the nations to us. A pitch right down the middle. Roughly half are Christians already, persecuted for their faith.

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Our Stories

Mark Michaelis reminisces about Africa.

Holy Discomfort: Justice, Kindness & Humility

January 26, 2024

God is not particularly concerned with my comfort. God does say that we are to comfort others with the comfort we have been given (2 Corinthians 1:4), but this type of comfort is not the absence of pain; it’s the opposite.

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Aimee Pacifique Byiringiro smiles in a selfie.

Paci’s Story: Expanding the effects of compassion

January 20, 2024

She began to help refugees in her community to find homes, go to the store, make calls, apply for jobs and interpret during interviews. Every moment brought her joy.

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Christi laughs at her desk.

Let World Relief wreck your world in 2024!

January 11, 2024

After 31 years in Spokane, we are keeping a presence in Spokane with offices at City Covenant Church, but adding a Spokane Valley location.

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A woman greets her relative at the airport.

Epiphany: Come to me, every tribe and nation

January 3, 2024

Christ makes it clear in the great commission that salvation is for all people…even the Gentiles.

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In the Media

Matt Soerens shares information regarding Spokane refugee news at the World Relief Spokane Small World Event.

What’s next for Spokane’s refugee agencies amid rising uncertainty?

March 24, 2025

Uncertainty arises for Spokane refugees following the termination of the refugee resettlement program across the U.S.

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Spokane refugees at risk as World Relief navigates changing U.S. policies

March 10, 2025

As of Thursday, March 6, Trump admitted to considering ending the temporary status of all 240,000 Ukrainians, which may potentially open them up to deportation.

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Press Releases

Spokane Valley New Building at Redwood

World Relief Spokane increases resettlement capacity in response to global displacement crisis

August 31, 2023

August 30, 2023 – Spokane, WA – With more than 110 million people forced to flee their homes worldwide due…

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World Relief Promotes Refugee Resettlement Efforts in Spokane and Advocates for Greater Community Engagement

March 10, 2023

Matthew Soerens, Vice President for Advocacy and Policy at World Relief and coauthor of Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion and…

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World Relief Mobilizes to Provide Immediate Support to Devastated Communities in Wake of Turkey and Syria Earthquake

February 7, 2023

February 7, 2023 CONTACT:Pinkston Teamwr@pinkston.co Baltimore, Md. – In the wake of a devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, World…

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