Prison Ministries

Kairos Prison Ministry of NC , address unknown. (336) 299-9737
State Chairman: Cameron Cooke , Website: kairosnc.org
Kairos is an interdenominational Christian ministry whose programs are designed to be presented in state and federal men's and women's correctional institutions in the U.S. with adaptations for other countries and languages.The ministry is conducted, in cooperation with the chaplains of correctional institutions, by teams of laity and clergy who are selected, trained and certified by area governing bodies of Kairos and approved by correctional institutions as citizen volunteers. Kairos Prison Ministry is a ministry by persons drawn from a broad range of denominational churches. The primary objective of the 3-day short course is to prepare selected residents for life in an ongoing Christian community.

Living Praise , PO Box 8637, Rocky Mount NC  27804, (252) 451-0899
Directors: Les and Des Keller , Website: livingpraise.org
Living Praise is a full-time Ministry dedicated to taking the gospel of Jesus Christ to a hurting world through music, testimony and preaching of the Word of God. Living Praise was established by Les and Des Keller in 1986. Since 1989, they have been missionaries to those in prison, and since 2002 they have been chaplains at Fountain Correctional Center for Women near Rocky Mount, NC.

Prison Fellowship , 1856 Old Reston Ave., Reston VA 20190, (877) 478-0100 (toll free)
NC OFFICE: Post Office Box 5892, Cary NC 27512, (919) 481-0677
NC Director: Ed Privette , NC Website: HERE
SC OFFICE: Post Office Box 6731, Columbia SC 29206, (803) 951-3199.
SC Director: James Murray, SC Website: HERE
Founded in 1976 by Chuck Colson, Prison Fellowship partners with local churches across the country to minister to a group that society often scorns and neglects: prisoners, ex-prisoners, and their families. The focus of our ministry includes fellowshipping with Jesus (including teaching others to live and look at life from a biblical perspective), visiting prisoners, and welcoming the children of prisoners.

Prison Ministry of Yokefellows Int'l , PO Box 482, Rising Sun MD 21911. (410) 658-2661
NC OFFICE: address, phone unknown
NC Director: Nancy Burkette , NC Website: unknown
Yokefellows are committed to the idea that people's lives are changed through personal discipline and committed small groups where problems and faith are shared.  There are many groups willing to provide worship services, revivals, and Bible studies for prisoners, but the Yokefellow Prison Ministry uniquely gives prisoners the opportunity to share the pain, the loneliness, and the isolation within an ongoing, redemptive fellowship.

Project Nehemiah, Inc. , no address or phone listed yet.
Director: Ray Scott , no web presence.
Project Nehemiah Inc.- a local Christian ministry dedicated to reaching, restoring and reconciling the lives of men at Wake (NC) Correctional Center - is looking for volunteers. Volunteer roles include: helping soon to be and newly released inmates adjust to life after prison; teaching inmates classes in life skills; helping with other non-'inside' prison ministry needs.

This page will be built gradually. If you're involved in a ministry of this kind at the regional ( NC /SC ) level, send contact information to drewgoettman@onlinechristian.info .