NOVA Friends of Refugees

The Saint George's Refugee Ministry is an award winning program that started in the Summer of 2016 to build a coalition of like-minded individuals to support and advocate for refugees.  A national grassroots coalition called NOVA Friends of Refugees was born out of that ministry.  Co-founded by two long-time Saint Georgians, Norma Kacen and Wendy Chan and Kenn Speicher of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church of Arlington, this interfaith network now has over 1500 members (and growing!) from across the country, representing over 250 faith communities, NGOs, and gov't agencies, connected to support and share information to help refugees.