Organizations Filed Purposes:
Our mission is to obey Christ's commands to visit those in prison and bring His love to them. We work closely with the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice to establish and supply faith based dorms for offenders, prepare them for reentry, and provide resources, encouragement and accountability for those that have been released.
prison and reentry ministry, primarily in Texas
Ministry to offenders and staff in prison in Texas and Wisconsin-50%. The major portion of the prison ministry is within the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice. Currently services are provided in 7 faith based dorms and other weekly programs under the TDCJ chaplaincy department. Areas of service include rehabilitation, recovery, marriage and family, and spiritual studies. Graduates from these programs have a much lower rate of recidivism. DVDs and workbooks featuring released offenders from our programs are used in Texas, Wisconsin, and other locations within the criminal justice system. Periodic outreaches are provided for offenders and staff in the Central Texas area. There have been some limitations to entry due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Ministry to those who have been released from prison-48%. Followup is provided for those that have been in the Discipleship Unlimited programs upon release. At release they are provided with clothes, toiletries, and a bag to carry all belongings. There are groups of ex-offenders and volunteers that meet throughout 9 locations in Texas multiple times a year for encouragement and accountability. This year many of the meetings were held via Zoom.
Teaching and training of volunteers-2%. During the COVID-19 limitations, training of those released and volunteers, occurred via Zoom and eventually in person on new curriculum and ways of doing ministry with COVID-19 restrictions and beyond.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Linda Strom | President | 60 | $80,880 |
| Terry Strom | Vice-President | 40 | $43,920 |
| Edrena Smith | Treasurer | 35 | $15,000 |
| Patti Paine | Member | 0 | $0 |
| Lucy Needham | Member | 0 | $0 |
| John Needham | Member | 0 | $0 |
| Bev Desalvo | Member | 0 | $0 |
| Marcia Endicott | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Somers Endicott | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
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