Find Your Ministry

OCPM has created an array of parish programs at different levels of engagement to make it possible for every Orthodox Church in the United States to love and serve the incarcerated near them.

Apply to become a parish partner with OCPM, and receive a free consultation to find the right path forward for your church’s local prison ministry.

Ministry built to restore the lives of those in prison by establishing long term relationships based in Christ

Join the Matthew 25:36 Fellowship, our community of monthly givers, to bring Christ to those behind bars every single month.

Spiritual classics for you and those in prison

OCPM publishes our own Orthodox books and icons to meet strict prison facility standards, and every purchase you make allows us to continue to send these books behind bars for FREE.

Develop Your Prison Ministry

Introducing the Certificate Program in Prison Ministry with our partners at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary.

Stories from Prison

"Miracles Take Time": How the Jesus Prayer Heals Behind Bars

As Fr. John and Ezra prayed together in his cell, Christ's love between them performed a miracle.

"God of All-Comfort": The Icon from Solitary Confinement

To paint the face of Christ, Michael used the only model he had: his own face.

Mike Kosanovich, Special Agent FB

Why would an FBI special agent feel called to prison ministry?

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