We Traveled 200 Miles Across the Central Valley. Here’s What We Saw.
Our Seeds of Hope pilgrimage reminded us why faith-based organizing isn't just something we do — it's who we are.
When Two Bishops, Clergy and Community Showed Up for Immigrants on Good Friday
Something powerful happened in Fresno this Good Friday, and we think you need to hear about it. More than 100 community members gathered outside the Fresno ICE office to mark the holiest day on the Christian calendar not in a…
Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Immigration Raids at Houses of Worship
A federal court has delivered a decisive victory for religious freedom. In February, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction, blocking the Trump administration's policy that gave U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and…
Reflecting on 2025: Pastor Curtis’s Year-End Letter
2025 has been a revealing year. A year that laid bare the fractures of our nation and tested the soul of our communities. We have witnessed mass shootings and mass displacement. Deportations and family separations. Rising costs that crush working…
Faith Leaders, Families and Neighbors Converge in Kern County to Reclaim Power and Dignity
What happens when people of faith refuse to stay silent in the face of suffering? In Kern County recently, we saw the answer take shape—in prayer, in song, and in powerful collective action. We were proud to stand shoulder to…
Faith Leaders Rally at State Capitol for Safer Communities Through Opportunity, Not Punishment
Dozens of clergy leaders, organizers, and community members recently gathered at the steps of the California State Capitol to demand a new vision of public safety—one rooted in opportunity, not punishment. Standing shoulder to shoulder with PICO California, our sister…
Why Merced Families Are Demanding a Rental Registry Now
At Brookdale Apartments in Merced, families are living in conditions no one should have to endure—mold growing unchecked, broken heating and air, cold water, and landlords who seem more interested in collecting rent than doing their job. This isn’t a…
Faith in the Valley Condemns California City Immigration Detention Center
Kern County, which is already home to two ICE detention facilities, may soon become home to California’s largest immigration detention center—run by CoreCivic, a multi-billion-dollar corporation and one of the largest private prison operators in the US. CoreCivic makes billions…
From Fields to Frontlines
This story was published in partnership with Move the Valley. By Dorsey Griffith—July 24, 2025 For 17 years, Señor Reyes has picked, planted and pruned crops from grapes to pistachios in and around his home in Delano, the Kern County…
Fresno’s Bishop Brennan: Border Patrol Sweeps Insult Human Dignity and Are ‘Simply Wrong’
Our people are being asked to produce proof of citizenship, and it seems as if the request is based on how they look and how they speak. It is an insult to human dignity, and it is simply wrong.