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The Prison Ministry actively serves God through prayer and by spreading the gospel message of Jesus Christ to adult and juvenile detainees. Focusing on obedience to God’s word, the Ministry disciplines, teaches and addresses the spiritual, personal and social needs of the incarcerated and their families. The ministry assists the Pastor and the church in outreach efforts to: exhort God’s word; equip and restore the lost; convert the sinner; and, convict the saint by encouraging and enlightening the incarcerated and their families.
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Our Mission
"To give light to them
that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to
guide our feet into the way of peace” (Luke 1:79).
Purpose:
To actively serve God through prayer and obedience to God’s Word; spreading
the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ by proclaiming, disciplining, restoring,
teaching, and addressing the Spiritual, personal, and social need for those
who are incarcerated and their families.
Mission:
To fulfill The Great Commission by assisting the Pastor and the church in
efforts to reach those who are lost by exhorting, equipping, encouraging and
enlightening them with the Word of God; converting the sinner and convicting
the saint (Matthew 28:18).
Goals:
Worship God in Spirit and in Truth
- Maintain a personal relationship with God:
Through prayer and supplication
Through Bible Study
Through obedience to God's Word
- Increase our Spiritual growth as a Ministry:
Meet monthly for bible study
Pray and encourage one another
Fellowship (participating in Christian workshops)
- Strive for the advancement of Ebenezer Baptist Church:
Support the Pastor
Sustain worship, ordinances, doctrines, and discipline
Set the example
- Sow into church missions:
Contribute with tithes and offerings
Contribute our time and talents
Contribute with a sincere heart
“For I was hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave
me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and you clothed me:
I was sick and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me”
(Matthew 25:35-36).
For additional information about the EBC Prison Ministry please contact us
at 703-494-2669.
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