- Vision: The vision of this ministry is to share the Goodnews 
of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to the prisoners and 
their family members

- Mission: The mission is to proclaim the Gospel of 
Jesus Christ to prisoners throughout the SanFransisco/SanJose 
Bay Area, and to minister to the needs of their 
families.

- Verses: Matthew 25  verse 35 and verse 36 (for I was 
hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me 
drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked 
and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in 
prison and you came to me)

- Goals: The goal of this ministry is to provide a regular 
consistent spiritual food to the prisoners in order to enable 
them to grow more closer to Lord Jesus Christ


- Prisons we visit: 


Dublin womens Federal correctional Institute 

- Prospective Prisons we are planning to visit in the near 
future: 

1.SantaRita Mens Facility 

2. Milpitas Jail and SanJose Jail



- Monthly events: Lots Our volunteers visit the Dublin womens 
Federal correctional Institute (FCI-Dublin) each month to 
provide a in-prison bible study to the inmates. We have been 
doing this ministry since 1996. study at this womens prison. 
The bible study is held in the chapel, inside the prison.  
The bible study opens with a brief prayer giving praise to 
the Lord.

The actual bible study lasts for one hour followed by a very 
interactive and live discussion, talks and exchanges of 
thoughts/ideas of how to apply the word of God into daily 
practical life. The bible study is closed with a prayer of 
praise items and prayer requests regarding the personal
concerns/praises of the individual inmates. During the past
year we have observed young girls and ladies grow in faith,
grow in their understanding of the Word and grow in their 
christian walk. Week after week, the dedicated inmates are 
very eager to attend this sunday-noon bible study, bringing 
new unbeliving inmates along with them.

Moreover, it is a joy to see few inmates complete their time 
and go back home to re-unite with their family as a new 
changed person to share the gospel with rest of the family 
members.  Just last week a dear believer was so excited because 
it was her last week at the prison. All of the ladies inmates
participating in the Dublin Pleasonton Bible study are 
co-operative and very enthusiastic to meditate on the 
Lords Word. The Bible study is usually attended by around 
8 to 10 ladies. All our church volunteers who visit the 
prison-site had undergone "Prison fellowship Training" 
conducted by Prison Fellowship. Moreover, a followup 
refresher orientation course is conducted by the FCI prison 
itself, every year to keep the volunteers up-to-date. All 
new volunteers for Prison ministry have to undergo the 
orientation program. 


- Yearly events: Yearly orientation. We have a yearly 
orientation from Prison Fellowship. Our church works in 
conjunction with Prison Fellowship ministries. 

  For more details on the Prison Fellowship Ministry,  
check out the Prison Fellowship Website  
 



- PenPal: We also have volunteers who are involved in the 
letter writing correspondence ministry PENPAL . 
PenPal is affiliated with PrisonFellowship.


- New Volunteers: We are always looking for new volunteers 
to join this ministry. Recently a new batch of volunteers is 
in the process of getting the orientation. For more info on 
becoming a volunteer, see the “How do I get involved” 
section below

- How do I get involved in this ministry
     - Pray for this ministry
     - Plan to attend the yearly orientation
     - Participate actively in this ministry by conducting 
       the bible-study, by Penpal or by becoming a 
       AngelTree volunteer

For more information on how to get involved in prison ministry 
contact: prison_ministry@christindia.org

- other related ministry: Angel tree. 

Angel Tree Ministry
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For some others, their calling might be in giving
presents to the children whose parents are in the
prison.  There is an opportunity for them too, 
he said, through this program we can give a gift to an
unfortunate child , during christmas time, it will
costing approximately be $20, per child.

For more details on the Angel Tree Ministry,
  
check out the Angel Tree Website 
 

DISCLAIMER: Prison Fellowship, Penpal and AngelTree are not part of Christ Church of India.

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