Prison Outreach Ministry 
                  

 P.O. Box 322      Eldred, PA 16731-0322
t   Phone  814-659-7562 or 814-225-3381   t   e-mail  dh30@verizon.net

Official Ministry of Western PA UMC - Advance Special # CC003300-J

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Our Mission

Our mission is to empower inmates to grow in discipleship through an interactive Bible study, and to provide the opportunity to build healthy relationships through God’s Word as they prepare to re-enter society.

Our Vision (8/06)

1. To provide interactive prison ministry in 18 classes in at least 5 Districts in Western PA in the fall of 2006.

2. To help come against the detrimental forces that the men, women and youth in prison have to deal with, and to help them grow spiritually and socially.

3. To continue working on designing shorter term programs for the County, State and Youth prisons.

4. To gain access to even more facilities for Women, Juveniles and Hispanics in Western PA.

5. To involve more trained laity, pastors and inmates as Volunteers and leaders in the prisons.

6.  To address the literacy and language issues in choice of Bibles and study materials.

7.  To involve the Districts, local churches, and individuals in prayer, financial support, and in  providing volunteers to enter the prisons on a weekly basis who will study and pray together with the inmates.

 8.  To continue working with Prison Fellowship to involve their mentors in our studies and  assist in providing relational after-care for released inmates.

9.   To train inmates in leadership skills to lead Bible Study classes in their prison.

.  10. To collect suitcases, clothing, word puzzles and toiletries for youth, children and women in detention
             centers and shelters in Western PA.

 

Page updated:  03/29/07

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