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“Welcoming the Stranger; Presbyterian Responses to the Immigrant Communities”

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Join us for afternoon lecture series focusing on Presbyterian responses to immigrant communities. The lecture series, now in its fourth year, is co-sponsored by the Montreat Conference Center, the Presbyterian Heritage Center at Montreat, the Montreat Adult Summer Club, and Columbia Seminary’s program in Presbyterian & Reformed History & Theology. Admission is free and pre-registration is not required.

The 2010 series of lectures will be held in Convocation Hall in Assembly Inn from 2:30 – 4:00 PM and includes the following: July 19, Justo Gonzalez, “To Begin: Who Is the Stranger?”; July 20, Julia Thorne “The Ministry of Advocacy and Justice for Immigrants Today;” July 21, Rodger Nishioka, “Moving beyond WWII Prisons to a Reconciling Partnership with Japanese Christians;” and July 22, Jin Kim, “Building a Church of All Nations: Toward Multicultural Community in the Presbyterian Church.”

Wednesday evening, July 21st, will feature a gathering coordinated by the Presbyterian Heritage Center and the Montreat Adult Summer Club. Participants will be treated to “A Presbyterian Tale in Stories & Music: Missions to Immigrant & Native Populations,” as told by several 19th century Presbyterian missionaries, including Melinda Rankin, Rev. Gideon Blackburn, Donaldina Cameron, Rev. John Chavis and Dr. Edward Guerrant.

See This Week in Montreat for more details.

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