Terry Burton reads a story from Traveling Mercies at The Twig Bookshop. (Photo Credit: Robin Raquet) On Tuesday, January 28, five Traveling Mercies authors read their moving, personal stories of encounters with…
Update, Due to inclement weather the event has moved to January 28, 2024. Mary Grace Ketner, IWC volunteer and editor of Traveling Mercies: Encounters with Asylum Seekers – as well as…
For a decade, the Interfaith Welcome Coalition (IWC) has stood as a beacon of hope and humanity in San Antonio and beyond, providing support to immigrants, refugees, and asylum…
Have you thought about the fact that we–IWC volunteers–are among the very few who have actually met asylum seekers as they really are? Others may say “those people” should have…
(Note: This isn’t the exact knapsack noted in the story) By Brenda Neal Each day I spent at the Greyhound Station in San Antonio had its own story, but one…
IWC would be nothing without its volunteers. Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers who filled the sanctuary at Laurel Heights United Methodist Church on Saturday, Oct. 12, for a…
We at IWC know you get a lot of emails and that your time is precious. With that in mind, we’d like to assess how to make the newsletter an…
Traveling Mercies: Encounters with Asylum Seekers is available on paperback and Kindle. Traveling Mercies by Interfaith Welcome Coalition(Author), Mary Grace Ketner(Editor), which features 31 authors and 71 stories of their encounters…
The Interfaith Welcome Coalition (IWC) is seeking new board members for the 2025-2027 term to carry out our mission to meet the changing needs of asylum-seekers, refugees, and at-risk immigrants.…
The Interfaith Welcome Coalition (IWC) is Celebrating 10 Years of service to our community. As part of the 10th Anniversary, IWC will host a free concert, a delightful evening of…