Immigrant Justice Team
The Immigrant Justice Team is dedicated to guiding Gloria Dei’s support for immigrants in our community through direct assistance and advocacy, congregational education, and participation in ELCA and local interfaith actions on behalf of immigrants.
The Room 99 Ministry is the current focus of the Immigrant Justice Team’s efforts. In the first half of 2022, the congregation converted an underused classroom (Room 99) to a studio apartment to provide housing to an asylum-seeking individual or small family. In July of 2022, we welcomed our first guests, a family of three from Peru, to make their home in Room 99. The presence of our guests has blessed and enriched the life and ministry of the congregation. You can support this ministry with a financial donation (or send a check to Gloria Dei, with “Room 99” in the memo line).
Racial Justice Committee
Gloria Dei’s Racial Justice Committee develops a strategic plan and coordinates Gloria Dei’s activities in support of racial justice and equality.
Click here to view a timeline of the Committee’s work.
Welcoming Community Committee members work with other ministry areas to evaluate and enhance our external and internal signs of welcome and build and sustain relationships within the church. They build relationships with the community, all while promoting and delivering our congregational mission of welcoming within and beyond Gloria Dei.
