Prison Ministry

In collaboration with the Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (https://theocpm.org/), the mission of the SJTD Prison Ministry is to bring the light of Christ into the lives of those incarcerated in state prisons.

There are a number of options available to get involved:

 ●     Prayers – Supporting the prison ministry and those incarcerated with your prayers

●     Giving – Financially supporting the OCPM through your giving

●     Writing:^[1]

○     Postcards – Sending postcards to the OCPM so that they can route them to the imprisoned.

○     PenPals – Becoming a PenPal with someone incarcerated by sending your encouraging letters to the OCPM and having their responses sent to St. John the Divine.

●     Onsite Visits:^[2]

○     Storybook Connections™ – Visiting incarcerated fathers and mothers to record them reading children’s books that can then be shared with OCPM who will then share the recording with their families

○     Early Church History Lessons – Visiting the incarcerated to teach them about Early Church History using the OCPM curriculum.

Nearby Prisons

–       Florida

–       Baker Correctional Institution is a state prison for men in Sanderson, FL of mixed security levels. The drive is approximately one hour from SJTD.

–       Columbia Correctional Facility is a state prison for men in Lake City, FL of mixed security levels. The drive is approximately one hour from SJTD.

–       Union Correctional Institution is a state prison for men in Raiford, FL of mixed security levels. The drive is approximately one hour from SJTD.

–       Georgia

–       D. Ray James Correctional Facility is a privately operated medium security prison in Folkston, GA. The drive is approximately one hour from SJTD.

^[1] Parishioners will be using a pseudonym (pen name) instead of their legal name for correspondence

^[2] Volunteers will need to pass a background check before being given access to prisons