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EMM Honored for #SupportRefugees Video

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At a time of heightened attention to refugees and immigrants, Episcopal Migration Ministries has won an award for a moving seven-minute video titled #SupportRefugees. The video, funded by the Mormon Church, describes the work of EMM and features resettled refugees telling their stories.

Episcopal Migration Ministries is a ministry of The Episcopal Church and is one of nine national agencies responsible for resettling refugees in the United States in partnership with the government.

EMM has lately faced financial challenges because of the Trump Administration’s restrictions on immigration and the number of refugees admitted to the country each  year.

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Matthew Townsend is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual misconduct in Anglican settings. He served as editor of the Anglican Journal from 2019 to 2021 and communications missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Quebec from 2019 to 2022. He and his wife recently entered catechism class in the Orthodox Church in America.

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