Hillsong NYC and Prison Fellowship joined with inmates in New York for a night of hope as part of the “Hope Events” initiative.
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When Inmates Meet Jesus: What Christians Need to Know about Prison Ministry
I will never forget scanning that prison room where our weekly Bible study was being held to see not one, not some, but every single woman holding a hand up in the air.
Second Chance Month 2019: Restoring Those Who’ve Served Their Time
Last year President Trump signed a proclamation declaring April to be “Second Chance Month.” In the declaration, he said “We celebrate those who have exited the prison system and successfully re-entered society.”
Innocent Man on Death Row Shares How God Used His False Conviction to Share the Good News
It had never crossed Anthony Ray Hinton's mind either, who as a young 29-year-old man had only known living life as a sheltered and marginalized black man, having grown up in the sunbelt of a little small Alabama town outside of Montgomery. Hinton served 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit. He only saw the sun for an hour a day and never knew or even at times believed that he would see the sun as a free man again.
500 Inmates Are Saved after Texas Megachurch Opens Campus in Maximum Security Prison
Gateway church announced last Sunday that they have opened up a new campus, and it’s at a nearby prison.
Lauren Daigle Worships with Inmates in Maximum Security Prison
On Friday, Christian artist Lauren Daigle visited the Statesville Correctional Prison in Crest Hill, Illinois and had an unexpected experience.
Don’t Forget about the “Me Too” Movement in Prison
Last week Bill Cosby was sentenced to prison for drugging women and sexually abusing them. In the last 12 months dozens of men have lost their careers over sexual abuse scandals that began with Harvey Weinstein, the most powerful man in Hollywood.
Prison Fellowship Spearheads ‘Second Chance Month’ to Help Ex-Convicts
A national prison ministry is joining forces with conservative and liberal groups to call on church leaders and politicians to give former prisoners a second chance at normal lives.
Few Protestant Pastors, Churches Prioritize Prison Ministries
Most Protestant pastors go to jail, at least for a visit, and want to help prisoners and their families. But their churches often lack the training or finances to run an effective prison ministry.
Saddleback Church Welcomes Prison Inmate of 30 Years as New Ministry Leader
A former prisoner who spent more than 30 years behind bars has become Saddleback Church’s leader of Mercy Ministry, a ministry to prisoners.
