Evangelical Covenant Church

This Chicago-based denomination works to fight against human trafficking with its ”Break the Chains” project. The church also has prepared a 40-page booklet to help congregations combat the problem at the local level.

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Janice Crouse

Janice Crouse is executive director and senior fellow at the Beverly LaHaye Institute, the think tank of Concerned Women for America. She has long been involved in the fight against sex trafficking and received an award from the U.S. State Department for her work on that issue.

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Kevin Austin

Kevin Austin is a Free Methodist missionary who has been involved for years in programs aimed at abolishing slavery and helping its victims create new lives. He says there is growing support among faith communities to combat all forms of human trafficking and that interest in Freedom Sundays and Freedom Shabbats continues to grow. Austin is […]

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Barrett Duke

Barrett Duke is vice president for public policy and research and director of the Research Institute of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. He has authored a number of books and articles.

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Susie Johnson

Susie Johnson is on the human trafficking team of the United Methodist Women. She is also executive director for public policy with the Women’s Division of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries.

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David Lippiatt

David Lippiatt is founder and executive director of WE International Inc., a Wisconsin-based Christian NGO that addresses injustice and poverty in the underdeveloped world. WE International has an anti-trafficking campaign as a central part of its mission.

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Carol Peck

Carol Peck is senior director of family services at Catholic Charities USA, where she works on human trafficking issues and policy.

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Claire Renzetti

Claire Renzetti is professor of sociology and women’s studies at the University of Kentucky, where she studies human trafficking and is an expert on the faith-based response to the issue. She can also address the evangelical response to the issue.

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