But ICE officials lacked a search warrant. Community activists took Aguirre to Augustana Lutheran Church in Northeast Portland, which gave him refuge. He spent his first few nights sleeping under the ...

Oregon, home in 2014. The inside of Augustana Lutheran Church in Northeast Portland on Jan. 26, 2025. The church has been a safe haven for undocumented immigrants seeking shelter for decades.

Mark Knutson on Sunday night said immigrant Oregonians who are afraid of being deported will have a safe space at Augustana Lutheran Church ... Kayse Jama, D-east Portland, gathered at Augustana ...

Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, said in a statement announcing ... and labor union halls. Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland in January said it would continue to offer sanctuary to immigrants who fear ...

It's the only safe place in Oregon we know.' I said, 'Of course,'” said Knutson. The pastor calls the Augustana Lutheran Church in Northeast Portland a sanctuary. It sure was a sanctuary for ...

He’s created a space all week long at Pilgrim Lutheran church for people to look through books and have conversations through presentations. Dr. Haji is calling for compassion for people looking ...

The Rev. O. E. CLAUSON, pastor, Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Portland, Oregon. For each report by a minister of the Gospel of an embarrassing moment in his life, CHRISTIANITY TODAY will pay $5 (upon ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Rev. W. J. Mark Knutson, right, walks with Juan Francisco Aguirre-Velasquez at the Augustana Lutheran ...

Augustana Lutheran Church in Northeast Portland will continue to protect its community members in need. “I’m upset, no doubt, and that’s why we cannot be silent,” said Rev. WJ Mark Knutson ...

And so in addition to being the oldest Black church in Oregon and in Portland, it has also has had an incredible focus on civil rights and really creating a better life for its community members.

Portland mayor Keith Wilson and the new City Council are facing a potential $100 million. As they consider where to cut, where does public safety fall? Portland Police Association President Sgt.

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