<p>This past August, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, which represents nearly 3.5 million Christians, voted to become the country's first "sanctuary church body." On this episode, we discuss the events that lead to the ELCA becoming a "sanctuary church," and what this move means for member congregations.</p><p>Special Guests: Anna Czarnik-Neimeyer, Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee, Pastor Joanne Engquist, and Rev. Priscilla Austin.</p>

This past August, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, which represents nearly 3.5 million Christians, voted to become the country's first "sanctuary church body." On this episode, we discuss the events that lead to the ELCA becoming a "sanctuary church," and what this move means for member congregations. Special Guests: Anna Czarnik-Neimeyer, Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee, Pastor Joanne Engquist, and Rev. Priscilla Austin.

Episode 10: Becoming a Sanctuary Church

On the morning of June 28, 2018, Jose Robles – a father of three – was supposed to board a flight home to his native Mexico under a deportation order. Instead, a network of faith communities welcomed Jose Robles into sanctuary at Gethsemane Lutheran Church. Week by week, we’re telling this story from the perspective of those involved.

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