"Thank you for ministering to the man who killed my mother."

Don’t miss Jaden’s testament of radical forgiveness, a challenge to all of us to embody the love of Christ.

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Longterm relationships based in Christ restore the lives of those in prison.

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

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OCPM’s Storybook Connections™ is a powerful program that keeps families strained by incarceration connected through the power of children’s books.
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Find Your Ministry

 You can serve the incarcerated too! Here are some ways you can take action today:

Church Programs

Every church can have a prison ministry.

Reach out to us to become a church partner and receive a personal consultation to find the right path forward for your parish’s local prison ministry.

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The Certificate Program in Prison Ministry

The most advanced prison ministry training through St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary.
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Become an Advocate In Your Church

Educate and inform your community on the realities of life in prison and how you can get involved.
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Stories from Prison

An Inmate is Praying for Me, Unworthy as I Am

Fr. Michael Pejovic was tired from serving hundreds of inmates before he read how one of these men was praying for him.
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Early Church History: Receiving the Ancient Faith Behind Bars

What would it be like to teach the Early Church Fathers to people in prison? And what if the curriculum was written specifically for them?
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What Makes a Successful Ministry?

Christ turns our ideas of success upside down. "If a man has a hundred sheep and just one of them goes astray..."
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