Boston New Sanctuary Movement
Called by our faiths to welcome the stranger
What's New
Our next general meeting is Thursday, June 7, 7-9 p.m. at First Parish in Brookline.
The Boston New Sanctuary Movement
The New Sanctuary Movement is a coalition of interfaith religious leaders and participating congregations, called by our faith to respond actively and publicly to the suffering of our immigrant brothers and sisters residing in the United States.
The New Sanctuary Movement is active in several U.S. cities, including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. Formed in the fall of 2009, the Boston chapter of the New Sanctuary Movement is one of the newest, with members from 20 congregations, faith-based organizations, and community groups:
All Saints Church, Worcester
Arlington Street Church, Boston*
Church of the Covenant, Boston*
Community Church of Boston*
First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, UCC*
First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist
First Congregational Church of Somerville, United Church of Christ*
First Parish in Brookline*, Unitarian Universalist
First Parish in Cambridge, Unitarian Universalist
First Parish in Needham, Unitarian Universalist
Follen Community Church, Unitarian Universalist, Social Justice Action Team
Havurat Shalom, Somerville*
Interfaith Worker Justice*
Jamaica Plain Quakers
Massachusetts Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice*
Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue, Jamaica Plain
Old Cambridge Baptist Church, Social Action Committee
Paulist Center, Boston*
Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford*
Unitarian Universalist Association*
* denotes member organization
Our Partners
Centro Presente
Student Immigrant Movement
NALACC (National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities)
Haitian Coalition of Somerville