Helping Refugees "In the Name of Christ"

MCC works with refugees and displaced people in many forgotten places around the world, including Kenya, Sudan, Colombia, Jordan and Iraq. The main reason people become refugees is due to conflict, sometimes a conflict between countries, sometimes a conflict between factions within a country. Strictly speaking, a "refugee" is someone that has fled their country to avoid persecution or conflict and an "internally displaced" person is someone who has fled their home to avoid persecution or conflict but are seeking refuge within their own country.

According to the UNHCR, in 2007 there were approximately 9 million refugees and 24 million internally displaced persons around the world. MCC international programs provide assistance to refugees and displaced people, helping them resettle back to their homes when it is safe to return.

MCC in BC also assists refugees in two ways: one, we work with churches to sponsor refugees to come to Canada and two, we have a refugee office in Vancouver that assists refugee claimants (asylum seekers already in Canada.)

Here is where you can find more information on MCC international assistance to refugee.

Sudan

Colombia

Jordan

Iraq

Kenya

 

Here is where you can find more information on MCC domestic programs that assist refugees.

Canada

British Columbia

 

For more information on how you can get involved, contact Jennifer Mpungu at our Abbotsford office (604) 850-6639 and Toll-free at 1-888 622-6337 (Mon-Thurs: 8:30 a.m - 4:30 p.m) or e-mail her at: refugee@mccbc.com. In Vancouver contact Cecilia Tagle at (604) 325-5524.