Our Ministry Sites
Compañeros en Misión (Partners in Mission)
Compañeros en Misión is located in the sister cities of Nogales, Sonora and Nogales, Arizona—or as they are called locally, Ambos Nogales (both Nogaleses). While its primary mission is new church development throughout the Mexican State of Sonora (under the jurisdiction of the Presbytery of Chihuahua), Compañeros en Misión actively supports asylum seekers at the border through their food ministry. Congregations currently include Sol de Justicia (Sun of Justice) in Nogales; Voz del Desierto (Voice of the Desert), in Hermosillo; and a congregation in Caborca called La Hermosa (the Beautiful). Compañeros en Misión recently welcomed a new pastor to Sol de Justicia Presbyterian Church, Pastor Roberto Mendoza Cruz, from Obregon, Sonora. Follow Compañeros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CompanerosEnMision/
Frontera de Cristo (Christ's Border)
In Douglas, Arizona and Agua Prieta, Sonora, Frontera de Cristo engages in a broad range of ministries that include partnering with a drug and alcohol rehab center, a women’s co-operative, and a fair-trade coffee co-operative (Café Justo); providing health services and a children’s enrichment ministry; hosting binational internships and mission delegations; and building relationships with law enforcement, elected officials, business persons, other faith organizations, academics, and human rights groups to work toward a healthier border for all. They also partner in ministry with Lirio de los Valles (Lily of the Valley) Presbyterian Church and two migrant shelters, Centro de Recursos para Migrantes (Migrant Resource Center) and Centro de Atención al Migrante “Exodus” (Exodus Migrant Assistance Center). Together with Café Justo and the drug rehabilitation center called CATPSIC, Frontera de Cristo helped to sponsor and build Café Justo y Mas, a neighborhood coffee shop that offers a safe haven from the drug culture. Frontera de Cristo's ministry coordinators are Jocabed Gallegos and Mark Adams. Follow them on Facebook: Frontera de Cristo and sign up for their newsletter at http://fronteradecristo.org/newsletter/
Pasos de Fe (Steps of Faith)
Pasos de Fe y Esperanza, located in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, focuses its ministry in Colonia Guadalajara. Their multifaceted outreach to their community includes but is not limited to health clinics, a children’s ministry, classes for empowering women to start businesses, and hosting deportee families. Pasos de Fe ministry coordinators are Yadira Rivera Jaramillo, Rev. Manuel Luria Pacheco, Rev. Juan Antonio Garcia Alvarado, and Rev. Miguel Angel Gonzalez. Follow them on Facebook: Pasos de Fe
Puentes de Cristo (Bridges of Christ)
Puentes de Cristo is based in Hidalgo, Texas. Its mission is to extend the gospel of Christ to bridge communities of faith and to facilitate the exchange of information and education between peoples along the US/Mexico border and other international communities. Puentes de Cristo hopes to promote mutuality in mission and engage in ministries of compassion and justice. Caly Fernandez is the director. Contact them at: puentesdecristo@gmail.com. Follow them on Facebook: Puentes de Cristo
La Última Milla
Presbyterian Church Shelter "La Última Milla's" mission is to support the community and expand development opportunities for the population of Ciudad Juárez, through assistance services such as (daycare, shelter, and community kitchen) and training to improve their quality of life. They provide accommodation for women and minors and provide food, basic medical care, and legal orientation to the general public. Follow them on Facebook: La Última Milla
Tucson Borderlands Young Adult Volunteers
The mission of the Tucson Borderlands YAV program is to transform the lives of young adults by inviting them into God’s work of justice and peacemaking in the borderlands. Thus, we are focused on building relationships and community on both sides of the U.S./Mexico border to confront barriers of racism, geopolitics and xenophobia that exist in the borderlands.
We also seek to provide a multi-level response to how barriers in the borderlands particularly harm immigrant communities to help broaden the wider church’s response of welcoming migrants. Therefore, we are committed to the humanitarian work of organizations and the church in the borderlands that welcomes immigrants and refugees. We accompany organizations and the church in the long-term work of helping immigrants integrate into communities with respect and dignity through housing support, nutrition, community-building and employment.