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Join us at Utica Baptist Church on Saturday, November 15th, from 9: 00 am to 2:00 pm for a Yuletide Market. Utica Baptist is at 4056 Wells Highway in Seneca. View the event flyer below:

Participating Food Banks Clemson Community Care - Clemsoncommunitycare.org | (864) 653-4460 Golden Corner Pantry - Goldencornerpantry.org | (864) 882-3610 Want to DIRECTLY Help Our Refugee Friends? You can send Walmart, Aldi, or Ingles Gift Cards Refugee Hope Upstate C/o David Conner @ 6 Sextant Drive, Salem, SC 29676

As part of the ECAR Gala on Thursday, October 23rd, the Makers of Threads of Hope had the first opportunity to sell their handmade products to the public. While time was very limited due to the nature of the event, they had a wonderful night with over $600 in sales. The Makers were very encouraged! We are so thankful to see God at work through this new ministry. A few pictures of the sales tables are shown below... ECAR Gala - Threads of Hope - 10/23/25 ECAR Gala - Thread

Thursday night, October 23rd, Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR) held an event at Clemson to highlight refugee stories in our community. Bobbie Mahboba, with Lutheran Services Carolinas, spoke introducing the Threads of Hope ministry of Refugee Hope Upstate. Her beautiful story is as follows: What do you want to be when you grow up? A question many of us were asked over and over again. We dreamed of becoming teachers, doctors, pilots, artists — because we were told, you can be an

We are so happy to have recently received a grant from the Sunrise Chapter of the Rotary Club of Clemson. This grant will be used to...

Jody Cross - Open Arms Ministry / Refugee Hope Upstate Board Member In the past two months, 7 refugee families have legally arrived in...

Four documents have been added to our website under About Us / The Refugee Crisis . They provide deep background and understanding for...

Refugee Hope Upstate is so grateful to First Baptist Church of Clemson for providing space for our ministry. This new space provides...

We are so excited to announce that First Baptist Church of Clemson at 397 College Avenue has offered Refugee Hope Upstate new office and...

Refugee Hope Upstate received a grant this week from Dabo's All In Team Foundation to fund dental services for refugees in our area. ...

Refugee Hope Upstate has recently created a short video to help people understand the plight of the refugees coming into our area of...

As Refugee Hope Upstate continues to grow and mature, we have made two changes to our board. First, Jody Cross has assumed the role of...

Refugee Hope Upstate has contracted with Better Impact LLC to implement a new application called "Volunteer Impact". Volunteer Impact...

We are so thankful that Clemson Church of Christ has donated office space for Refugee Hope Upstate. We are in the process of updating...