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STUDENTS + REFUGEES Young Adults and Students | Parish Center | Task Force on Racial Attack and Harassment More than half of MPC's members are students and refugees from around the world, but especially from Africa and India. Many people from poor countries come to Russia to take advantage of its solid and relatively inexpensive system of higher education. When war makes it impossible for these students to return home, they become refugees in Moscow. They are joined by other refugees and migrants who make their way to Russia because of personal connections or haphazard circumstances. The students and refugees bring many gifts to our community, and they are involved in all areas of our ministry. They teach children in Sunday school, sing in the choir, volunteer in the soup kitchens, participate in the church council, and serve as worship leaders. The students and refugees have their own group -- YAS (Young Adults and Students) -- which meets twice a month.