Prison Ministries

Welcome to Prison Ministries

In Prison Ministries, we believe that it is an ordained act of service to witness to those that have been incarcerated. Our ministry programs are designed to help both the incarcerated and their families. We also provide opportunities for volunteers that have a heart for service in prison ministry.

Did you know:

• In the U.S. today, more than six and a half million adults are in the correctional system: currently behind bars, on parole or on probation. Of these, 2.1 million are behind bars (jail or prison), 4 million are on probation, and 725,527 are on parole
• Since 1980, the number of adults in the correctional system has quadrupled
• The 6.5 million adults in the system today represent 3.2 percent of the adult population in the U.S.
• More than 10 million American children have experienced the incarceration of one or both parents
• Approximately 1.5 million children have a parent in prison
• Each year, some 60,000 women are convicted of felony drug offenses
• The war on drugs has sent greater numbers of women, customarily the primary caretakers of children, to prison.

(Statistical information obtained from the United Prison Ministries International website.)