Efforts to help immigrants have brought congregations together. Walter Ciesluk (left), a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Chelmsford, spoke with Danny Nunez of Methuen, a member of Ebeneezer Christian Church in Lawrence, at a recent gathering.
(josh reynolds for the boston globe)
Churches champion immigrants' plight
Congregants offer support, money
Efforts to help immigrants have brought congregations together. Walter Ciesluk (left), a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Chelmsford, spoke with Danny Nunez of Methuen, a member of Ebeneezer Christian Church in Lawrence, at a recent gathering.
(josh reynolds for the boston globe)
At Sunday services and spaghetti suppers, churches and other religious groups across Massachusetts are fueling a growing movement to defend immigrants' rights, from raising money for detainees to lobbying lawmakers to overhaul immigration laws. (Full article: 1030 words)
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