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About Prison Fellowship Ministries

Volunteers from our Association Churches assist in this international ministry to prisoners, ex-prisoners, and their families as they become mature, productive, contributing members of community, and of the body of Christ.

Three things lie at the core of Prison Fellowship's multifaceted ministry: Deepening our relationship with Christ, taking the Gospel to prisoners, and ministering to prisoners' children. 

The Biblically balanced approach seeks to minister to persons in need. We provide mentoring, coordinate community service projects, sponsor Pen Pals, and furnish Bibles, Christmas Cookies, and loving care.

All volunteers are fully trained.

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The Christmas Cookie Drive

Each year persons in our member churches bake and bag cookies which are distributed to inmates in the prisons before the Christmas holiday. The target for Sussex County last year was 120,000 cookies. While LRAC is a major contributor, other churches and groups do participate. The cookies are delivered along with New Testaments from the Gideons and packets of necessities from the Salvation Army.

GUIDELINES

•  All cookies should be homemade. Do not include either store-bought cookies or any form of brownies. 

•  Cookies must be properly bagged. Please place exactly ten cookies in a plastic bag similar to those in which newspapers are delivered. Tie the top of the bag by hand--twist-ties are contraband in prison.

•  Include a religious Christmas card or tract and sign it with the name of your church or group. No individual names, please.

A commitment to cookies is asked from participants at the Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service.

A delivery date in early December is arranged each year, usually to the Lutheran Church of our Savior in Rehoboth Beach. Further details are available from our member churches.

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Training

Prison Fellowship Ministries conducts training classes occasionally. These classes are for Christians interested in ministering to those who are incarcerated. You must be at least 18 years of age to take the training. There is no cost to new volunteers. Upon completion of the course, you will a certificate is given as a "Certified Prison Fellowship Volunteer." 

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More information

For more information on our Prison Fellowship Ministries, please phone Joe Roszin at 302-629-3512.

You may also wish to visit the National Prison Fellowship Ministries website.

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Last modified: 11/07/04