Tag: Prison

  • Why Prison Ministries Are Growing

    Adaptations for COVID-19 are helping Christians reach incarcerated people, with eager cooperation from government officials. To reach the chapel at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution in rural southeast Ohio, volunteers from the worship team at Rock City Church navigate a maze of checkpoints. First, they sign in and show identification. One state prison official stamps their… Read More

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  • Prison Ministries Try to Break Back in After COVID-19

    Staffing shortages and ongoing pandemic restrictions have kept volunteers out—and left the incarcerated craving the kind of spiritual support they had before. James Hyson hasn’t had access to ministries, classes, or mentoring groups since before the pandemic. That’s because the ministry staff who volunteer at the New Jersey prison where he is incarcerated haven’t been… Read More

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