Refugee Initiative

WC's Refugee Initiative “meets, greets, and completes" the cultural acclimation refugees rely on to become contributing members of our society.  Combining our own volunteers with those of neighboring faith communities, we mentor arriving families; tutor students; enhance adults’ language skills; assist with resumes and job interviews; help with securing drivers’ licenses and finding doctors; and host programs for American and refugee youth to share their life experiences, insights, and dreams.  Our outreach has a place for every talent, age, and time constraint.
"Hope is to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”

- Desmond Tutu

Contact: Ann Davis (Refugee Initiative Director), or Dorothea Christ (Evangelism & Involvement Ministry)

​To see how we're impacting refugee's please visit us at refugetexas.org.

Refugee Outreach

  • English Language Learning
  • Meet, Greet, and Complete
  • Youth in Action
  • Refugee Initiative Angel Tree
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Conversations that Connect
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ELL Students celebrating the donation of a sewing machine and a new job.
Meaningful Volunteering Close to Recipients
Can’t wait to bust out of COVID confinement and looking for a place to make a difference? ELL (English Language Learning, part of White’s Chapel Refugee Initiative) might be just the place for you. When the pandemic forced us to teach English to adults online, our enrollment increased by leaps and bounds. Now, as we transition back to in-person classes, we're going to need more teachers and TA's than ever before! If you are looking for a place to volunteer where you are deeply appreciated, can actually see progress being made, and can commit to at least 2 Saturday mornings per month, then ELL is the place for you. We manage 6 in-person classes on Saturdays and a few online sectionals at other times. Volunteers teach in teams. Curriculum is provided. Best of all, join us and you will see the face of God in our students.

Training workshops to be held:
  • Wednesday, July 14 at 7:00 p.m. in Rawlins Hall (Room 3103), first floor of Adult Education Building
  • Wednesday, August 4 at 7:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 521 W. Pipeline Road, Hurst.
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Questions? Contact Laura Bussell
Refugee Outreach: Meet, Greet, and Complete - More Room for Volunteers!

When refugees arrive at DFW airport, they often enter with the barest of belongings and little knowledge about the place they’re about to call home. Can you drive a family to an apartment prepared by our team or provide a welcome meal? We deliver Christian warmth and know-how, along with other 21st century essentials. We call it “Meet, Greet & Complete”- and we’d love for you to climb on board!
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Questions? Contact Holly Walsh

    Check out all our exciting projects and fill out this Volunteer Opportunity Form

    Looking for an adventure in global transformation close to home? Join members of WC’s Refugee Initiative as we connect to one another and to the refugees who call Texas home.

    Please check all areas of interest!
50 Southlake teens join 50 refugee teens in Art as Conversation.
All ages are welcome! Youth can earn Community Service Hours, while learning about and reaching out to – people who have triumphed over astonishing hardships.

Teenagers can get involved by offering guidance and sharing life experiences and dreams with refugee youth during our Worldwide Youth-to-Youth programs.
  • Adults are invited to act as hosts and mentors to our student leaders.
  • Teens volunteering with the ELL program enter as assistant teachers, presenters, reading partners, conversationalists, and special event planners.
  • Student-Adult teams tutor a wide-range of subjects, including math, science, English, computers, college apps, job interviews, and more.
  • Teens facilitate group discussions in youth-to-youth gatherings.
  • Participate in our upcoming “Radical Empathy” event. (Check back for more information.)
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Check out all our exciting projects and fill out the Volunteer Opportunity Form (under Meet, Greet, and Complete.)
Refugee Initiative Angel Tree
New Angel Tree Branching Out from December 6 to December 15!
Come share in the fun of this wonderful opportunity to provide gifts to the children of our White's Chapel Refugee Initiative!  Please visit our Refugee Angel Tree, waiting for you in the White's Chapel main concourse or online (listed below)!  Pick up a Refugee Angel Tree tag and let a refugee child’s Great Escape end in a Hello Hug from the caring folks of White’s Chapel!  Tags list names of twenty-five children whose families have been assisted by our Refugee Initiative.  White's Chapel Refugee Initiative volunteers will sort gifts on December 16 and deliver to the families on December 17.  Questions or want to help Volunteer?  Please email Director Ann Davis at davis.ann.k@gmail.com. 
WC members and refugees explore the Kimbell museum in Fort Worth.
​Check out our Volunteer Opportunity Form (Under Meet, Greet, and Complete) for a place on the genius bar, tutoring teams, or special projects platform – and more!  If you want to do something we haven’t thought of, we’ve left you room to let us know.  Give us a chance to champion Christ through YOU!
Conversations that Connect (for High School Juniors and Seniors)
What if your voice could change the world? Join the WC Refugee Initiative for a free opportunity for junior and senior high school students interested in developing the key leadership skills for effective, connective communication. Three nationally recognized speakers will be presenting "Conversations that Connect," an interactive program that explores ways to listen beyond words, detect and transform bias, and select approaches that lead to trustworthy influence. Expand your focus from personal experience to a global perspective. Join these renowned presenters at an event where everyone has a voice. Come find yours and change the world! 

For more information, please contact Ann Davis at (940) 230-3065