Donate much-needed men’s underwear briefs to Philadelphia prison inmates for Easter
Each inmate arriving into the Philadelphia Prison System is given ONE pair of underwear. Can you imagine living with only one pair of underwear?
7,200 Christmas cards sent to inmates in 13 prison facilities
This year Eastern PA Conference members and churches again reached out to incarcerated persons with caring messages of encouragement penned on signed Christmas cards. And again, the ongoing pandemic required such determined creativity as arranging pick-up and drop-off sites at …
Give the gift that keeps on giving: Over 5,000 Christmas cards signed for inmates
Team now wants unsigned cards The EPAUMC Prison Ministry & Restorative Justice Team collected 5,570 Christmas cards signed and delivered to the Conference Office and various churches to be given mostly to inmates in correctional institutions across our region. While …
Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice Report: Connectional Ministry Meeting Report – 11/17/2021
Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice Chairperson: Marilyn Schneider Report submitted by: Marilyn Schneider Email: mschneider2222@gmail.com Phone: (610) 578-0446 Date submitted: 11/17/2021 Recent Events & Activities Working on revision of our team’s webpage on the conference website to make it up …
Time to share Christmas greetings with inmates again
Imagine what it would be like to be behind bars this Christmas, with limited contact with family and friends. Receiving a card with an encouraging note that shares the message of God’s love from someone “outside” would be such a …
Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice Report: July 2021 report – 07/19/2021
Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice Chairperson: Marilyn Schneider Report submitted by: Marilyn Schneider Email: mschneider2222@gmail.com Phone: (610) 578-0446 Date submitted: 07/19/2021 Recent Events & Activities Provided Tools for ministry workshop on March 13: “Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice: Hearing the …
Intro to Prison Ministry: Everyone can do something! (Free Webinar Recording)
Prison ministry can frequently be perceived as something to be avoided, or as something that “someone else” does, yet everyone can participate in this much needed and wide-ranging field of ministry. This webinar will describe WHY it is so important that …
Prison Ministry & Restorative Justice: Hearing the Stories (Workshop Recording)
Watch the recording. An overview of prison ministry and restorative justice, this workshop will feature voices of individuals with telling their personal stories to help attendees see the real, diverse, far-reaching impact of our criminal justice system and what is …
Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice Report: February 2021 report – 02/12/2021
Prison Ministry and Restorative JusticeChairperson: Marilyn Schneider Report submitted by: Marilyn SchneiderEmail: mschneider2222@gmail.comPhone: (610) 578-0446Date submitted: 02/12/2021 Recent Events & Activities Successfully provided Healing Communities Training via 3, 2hr ZOOM sessions (Oct 21, 24, 28) to 22 attendees representing 10 …
Gov. Wolf urged to release more inmates during COVID crisis
In response to soaring rates of COVID-19 infection and death among incarcerated people and throughout the Pennsylvania prison system, nearly three dozen state senators and state representatives have issued a joint letter to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. Calling it “a …