“Today our hearts are heavy again as we learned an individual ran over a group of 18 migrants in Brownsville. The migrants were waiting at a bus stop across the street from the Bishop Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center. The Rio Texas Conference continues to work in ministry with churches, nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations as agents of change in the midst of the immigration issues we see daily on our borders and beyond. We mourn for those who tragically perished and pray for the victims, the families, and the Rio Grande Valley communities we serve. We have been in contact with our pastors appointed in the area. We will continue to work towards justice and offer dignity in the best traditions of The United Methodist Church. We give God praises for the first responders who provided sincere care and safety. We wait to learn more about this tragedy.”   

Robert Schnase
Bishop
Rio Texas & New Mexico Annual Conferences