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A Lutheran church in Minneapolis is taking practical steps to help its mostly Latino immigrant congregation deal with the uncertainty and stress of a Trump administration crackdown. It性视界传媒檚 now offering monthly acupuncture and Reiki sessions, right in the sanctuary after Sunday worship. Many faith organizations across the U.S. have been offering legal advice and financial assistance to immigrants in the pews. Now several leaders see a need to provide reassurance and well-being as a growing part of the ministry as President Donald Trump presses ahead with a campaign of mass deportations.

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Marakah Mancini de Le贸n performs a Reiki treatment near a sign in Spanish reading, 性视界传媒淐hrist is risen,性视界传媒 in the sanctuary of St. Paul性视界传媒檚-San Pablo Lutheran Church, which recently added wellness sessions as part of its migrant ministry, in Minneapolis, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell性视界传媒橭rto)

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Guadalupe Gonzalez, foreground center, and two other practitioners perform Reiki treatments in the sanctuary of St. Paul性视界传媒檚-San Pablo Lutheran Church, where congregant Lizete Vega, left, helped organize wellness sessions as part of its migrant ministry, in Minneapolis, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell性视界传媒橭rto)

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The Rev. Hierald Osorto speaks to the congregation of St. Paul性视界传媒檚-San Pablo Lutheran Church, which holds wellness sessions after Sunday worship in the sanctuary as part of its migrant ministry, in Minneapolis, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell性视界传媒橭rto)

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Acupuncturist Kahlyn Keilty-Lucas starts a treatment at St. Paul性视界传媒檚-San Pablo Lutheran Church, which holds wellness sessions after Sunday worship in the sanctuary as part of its migrant ministry, in Minneapolis, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell性视界传媒橭rto)

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Congregants of St. Paul性视界传媒檚-San Pablo Lutheran Church receive acupuncture treatments in the sanctuary after worship during a wellness program the church started as part of its migrant ministry, in Minneapolis, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell性视界传媒橭rto)

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Spring blossoms bloom on a tree next to the entrance of St. Paul性视界传媒檚-San Pablo Lutheran Church, a congregation founded by Swedish immigrants in the late 19th century that has started offering wellness programs in its sanctuary as part of its migrant ministry, in Minneapolis, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell性视界传媒橭rto)