By Aaron WeaverDECATUR, Ga. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship announced today the appointment of Harlingen, Texas-based field personnel Elket Rodríguez to serve as Global Migration Advocate for CBF Global Missions. Rodríguez serves communities and migrants in the expansive U.S.-Mexico border region through a multi-faceted ministry. This new position will strengthen and support CBF Global Missions’ … Continue reading
Por Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Georgia – El Compañerismo Bautista Cooperativo anunció hoy el nombramiento de Elket Rodríguez, personal de campo destacado en Harlingen, Texas, para servir en la Defensoría Global de Migración de las Misiones Globales de CBF. Rodríguez sirve a las comunidades y a los migrantes en la extensa región fronteriza entre Estados Unidos … Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 6, 2023Contact:Anyra Cano(469) 237-0232anyra@fellowshipsouthwest.org Below is a press release from CBF partner Fellowship Southwest. CBF leaders are signatories, including Ruben Ortiz, CBF’s Latino Field Ministries Coordinator, Elket Rodriguez, CBF field personnel serving at the U.S.-Mexico border and Anyra Cano, Director of Programs and Outreach at Fellowship Southwest. Fort Worth, TX — Today, hundreds … Continue reading
By Cameron Vickrey, Fellowship Southwest Last week, I engaged in four different types of advocacy. I have experience in advocacy, but this was a rare week for me. One thing I did wasn’t more important than another. And one kind of advocacy isn’t more impactful than the others. All are needed. And all of us … Continue reading
By Stephen K. Reeves I am a gun owner. A Remington 870 pump 12 gauge shotgun to be exact. I bought it while I was in law school in Lubbock close to family land I could hunt on. I enjoy quail and dove hunting. They are part of my family history, culture, and tradition. Growing … Continue reading
By Elket Rodríguez All along the U.S.-Mexico border, the pastors who comprise Fellowship Southwest’s Immigrant Relief Ministry are facing a nuanced and complicated migratory flow. The number of Mexicans fleeing violence has skyrocketed, due to an ongoing cartel turf war in the southwestern states of Michoacán, Veracruz, Guerrero and Chiapas. The increase in Mexicans fleeing … Continue reading
By Elket Rodríguez “Look at me,” Jesus whispered every day as I participated in a recent tour of Fellowship Southwest’s immigrant relief network. Many times, I saw him on the U.S.-Mexico border. But I also saw children of God providing ministry for Jesus’ sake. I saw tired Jesuses in pastors Juvenal González, Carlos Navarro, Lorenzo … Continue reading
Por Elket Rodríguez ¡Mírame! Eso me susurró Jesús todos los días que estuve en la gira de Fellowship Southwest visitando los ministerios que componen su red de apoyo a migrantes. Por espacio de dos semanas, fueron muchas las veces que me encontré a Jesús por la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. Pero también vi … Continue reading
By Elket Rodríguez Dozens of Hispanic Christian leaders from multiple denominational and theological traditions have coalesced behind a document that calls on Congress to enact immigration reform based upon a shared set of principles. Christian Churches Together, an ecumenical and racially diverse coalition of U.S. faith groups, drafted the statement, “Declaration of Values and Principles … Continue reading
Por Elket Rodríguez Decenas de líderes cristianos hispanos de múltiples tradiciones denominacionales y teológicas se unieron para apoyar una declaración que exige al Congreso que promulgue una reforma migratoria basada en un conjunto de principios compartidos. Christian Churches Together (Iglesias Cristianas Unidas), una coalición ecuménica y racialmente diversa de grupos religiosos estadounidenses, redactó la “Declaración … Continue reading