Chaplaincy - Articles - Correctional

• Tithing inmates respond to water well need
  Assemblies of God Prison Chaplain Judge Lindsey had motivated Christian inmates at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, Calif., to give to worthy causes before. Lindsey implemented a tithing program at the institution more than five years ago.
• Woman answers chaplaincy call
  Having suffered domestic violence along with the agony and grief of her sister’s murder, Chaplain Bridget Sheehan conquered her painful past by volunteering in 1991 with Discipleship Unlimited, a national prison ministry.
• Chaplain aids aftercare
  Chaplain Pamela Moore uses her maternal influence and pastoral spirit graciously at Allen Correctional Men’s Facility in Lima, Ohio. Her prison ministry began in 2000 when she became a chaplain at Ohio Reformatory for Women. Since 2004, Moore, who turns 60 next month, has had the responsibility to minister to 1,300 men at the Allen facility, managing around 30 volunteer groups monthly.
• Inmates donate tithes for hurricane relief
  Of all the Americans who opened their wallets to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, perhaps the most unlikeliest fund source originated in a densely populated California community: Correctional Training Facility five miles north of Soledad.
• Setting Prisoners Free, One Lesson at a Time
  Men toting the Word of God file in for the 7 o’clock Thursday night Bible study. They are white, black, and Hispanic. College-aged and old enough for retirement. Shaggy-haired and shaved bald. The men