SCAPC US/Mexico Border Ministry

BORDERLANDS EXPERIENCE TRIP

NOVEMBER 10-15 | MCALLEN, TEXAS

This trip will be led by Caly Fernandez of the House of Love and Justice. Come and learn more about migrants, the Rio Grande Valley community, and U.S. immigration policy from the people who live and work along the border.
We will also be engaging in service work, distributing food and other supplies to migrant communities on both sides of the border.
COST: $550/ea
includes lodging, ground transportation, and food

Click here to email Pastor Sarah if you are interested in participating.

TRIP REGISTRATION

BACKPACKS FOR THE BORDER
Each year during our Day of Service, SCAPC members pack 100+ backpacks full of essential supplies like toiletries and non-perishable foods to help newly arrived migrants at the U.S. border through our partner, Puentes de Cristo.

PUENTES DE CRISTO
Puentes de Cristo is a health and wellness community outreach program which serves the Hispanic and immigrant communities in and around the Hidalgo, Texas area. Puentes de Cristo is part of the Presbyterian Borderlands Ministries, a binational organization that partners with the PC(USA) and the Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de Mexico by participating in God’s mission along the U.S./Mexico border. Click here to learn more.

BORDERLANDS IMMERSION EXPERIENCE TRIP

In partnership with the Presbyterian Borderlands Ministries, SCAPC organized a service and learning trip to the U.S./Mexico Border in the McAllen, Texas area in November 2024. We learned first-hand from those living and working along the border the complex dynamics of our southern border. We delivered 100 backpacks that had been assembled during SCAPC's Day of Service to an organization giving healthcare to migrants. We toured La Posada Providencia, a shelter for migrants who have no family to support them. We also brought fresh produce to Colonia, one of the many unincorporated communities in South Texas where many families live in poverty.

TRIP PRESENTATION TO CONGREGATION

Cindy Bush and other members of the Borderlands Immersion Experience Trip shared what they saw and learned about the implications for us as a faith community. Click here to view.