Prison Ministry

Mission Statement:

To teach the everlasting gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, as symbolized by the Three Angels of Revelation 14, to offenders and ex-offenders and their families throughout the territory of the Allegheny East Conference, with specific focus within the Greater District of Columbia territory as assigned by Allegheny East Conference.

Purpose:

To develop, strengthen and expand Prison Evangelism within the Allegheny East Conference territory, as assigned.

To provide an opportunity to church members for fellowship as prison ministry workers.

To actively participate within the Greater Washington DC Chapter in the coordination and implementation of programs witnessing to offenders, ex-offenders and their families to become Jesus disciples.

Jurisdictions:

There are six Chapters organized within the geographic territory and under its jurisdiction of Allegheny East Conference; namely, "Bay Area", "Delaware Valley", "District of Columbia", "Baltimore Extended", "North New Jersey", and "Virginia/West Virginia". The policies and practices of each Chapter must harmonize with the established policies and procedures as outlined in the Allegheny East Prison Ministry Federation Constitution and By-Laws.

Structure:

The Allegheny East Conference Seventh-Day-Adventist Federation of Prison Ministry is an active operational ministry within the Allegheny East Conference, which coordinated by Mrs. Edith E. Tucker of Baltimore as President.

Additional Resources:

The North American Division Prison Volunteer Network

Someone Cares Prison Ministry

United Prison Ministry International