Classes Schedule
International Women’s Fellowship (IWF)
Tuesday’s at 8:30pm
Young Women’s Bible Study
Monday’s at 8:30pm
Arabic Bible Study
Friday at 3:30pm
Bengali Bible Study
Every other Saturday at 10am
Dearborn Families Group
Saturday at 11am
(once a month)
English (ESL) Class Students
Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Thursday at 11am and Wednesday 3:30pm
Wayne Community College ESL Class (2nd Level)
Monday and Wednesday 9am
Please call office at 586-477-1530 to register.
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TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Join our mission of helping people.
At POBLO International, we empower churches and individuals to reach out with compassion to unreached people groups. Through workshops, International Friendship Centers, and practical training, we provide the tools and guidance to build meaningful cross-cultural relationships, share the love of Christ, and make a lasting impact—both locally and globally.
We Offer To Help People
Helping People:
We Offer Refugee Resettlement Assistance
POBLO works in partnership with a number of charities to give assistance to refugee families being resettled in Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas and Wisconsin. POBLO missionaries provide assistance with housing, finding employment, transportation, enrolling children in school, and other basic necessities needed to adjust to their new country and new life.
For many immigrants and refugees, adjusting to life in a new country poses many challenges. POBLO helps individuals adjust to new customs, laws, language, food, and other aspects of life in the U.S. through classes and one-on-one meetings.
Cultural & Social Assimilation
Many immigrants and refugees need assistance with basic needs such as food and clothing. POBLO receives food, clothing, and furniture donations from a number of churches and companies around the country. Our missionaries distribute these items to immigrant and refugee families in need.
Food, Clothing, & Furniture Distribution
POBLO missionaries help to identify housing for new immigrants and refugees who arrive in the U.S. and have no permanent place to stay. We also provide moving assistance through missionaries and volunteers.
Shelter
Helping People: International Friendship Centers (IFC’s)
International Friendship Centers (IFC) are welcoming community hubs dedicated to supporting immigrants, refugees, and newcomers as they adjust to life in a new country. Through language learning, cultural orientation, friendship-building, and practical assistance, IFCs create a safe space where people from diverse backgrounds can connect, grow, and thrive together. Their mission is to foster understanding, inclusion, and lasting relationships across cultures.
Learning English is one of the most basic needs for new immigrants and refugees. POBLO volunteers teach English classes to adults and youth, including classes focusing on professional terminology for doctors, nurses, and other fields. By offering these classes in the church, American Christians are having a significant practical impact, as well as providing a positive impression of the Christian faith and opening up opportunities to share the Gospel.
English Classes
POBLO volunteers teach citizenship classes to recent immigrants and refugees desiring to be more engaged U.S. citizens. Classes provide information on national laws and customs and offer assistance to those studying to take the citizenship test.
Citizenship Classes
POBLO volunteers offer sewing classes to the women in their communities. This provides a great opportunity not only to connect with women and form friendships, but also to teach them a practical skill with potential for income generation.
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Sewing Classes
Helping People: Human Care
POBLO Int. helping people through human care, education, and spiritual support. Serving immigrants, refugees, and other vulnerable communities, POBLO provides practical assistance such as language classes, job readiness training, and cultural assimilation programs. Through compassion and service, POBLO empowers individuals to build better lives while fostering understanding and friendship across cultures and faiths.
Many individuals who convert to Christianity from Muslim, Hindu, or Sikh backgrounds face persecution, even in the U.S. They may be kicked out of their homes or shunned by their families, leaving them in difficult circumstances. POBLO provides counseling to these converts, as well as financial assistance and other physical, emotional, and spiritual help.
Support to Persecuted Converts
POBLO missionaries and volunteers form friendships with immigrants and refugees, becoming perhaps the first American friend these individuals may have. Friendship and hospitality are powerful expressions of God’s love and help new arrivals feel truly welcomed. It also helps them to overcome the trauma and pain they have experienced due to separation from loved ones back home. Building relationships based on love and trust is the primary way we break down barriers, build bridges, and open doors to share the Gospel.
Friendship & Hospitality
We offer workshops and seminars on subjects such as Starting Cross-Cultural Outreach, The History of Islam, The Teachings of Islam, Women in Islam, Eastern Religions, Ministry to Muslim Women, The Agenda of Islam in America, and How to Respond to the Challenge of Islam, and Do Not Be Unequally Yoked.
Workshops & Seminars:
POBLO is available to conduct a landscape study of your community to identify key demographics and opportunities for cross-cultural outreach. Based on the information collected, POBLO will work with your church to identify appropriate and culturally relevant strategies for engaging immigrant and refugee populations in your community.
Landscape Studies:
POBLO provides the training and expertise for churches to serve their multi-cultural communities through International Friendship Centers (IFCs). We advise on effective strategies for cross-cultural engagement, building relationships of trust, and sharing the love of Jesus in practical ways. Our hands-on training equips pastors, leaders, and volunteers to teach English, host sewing classes, and engage in outreach by building friendships. POBLO provides a resource called Manual for Cross-Cultural Outreach Through Friendship Centers, written by Dr. Gary Rohwer, which serves as a pre-training manual and ongoing guide for churches starting a center. IFCs can begin with a space as small as a social hall or a classroom and a handful of volunteers who desire to serve and have a passion for helping people.
Start Your Own International Friendship Centers:
POBLO has developed materials for a Bible study series called, An Open Door to the Gospel among Muslims. These resources are available for churches wishing to use them.
Bible Study Resources:
If you would like more information on how POBLO can empower your church to engage in cross-cultural outreach to Muslims and other unreached people groups in your community or if you would like to request a POBLO speaker at your church, contact us at office@poblo.org or (586) 477-1530.
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