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The purpose of Whole Man Ministries is to reach out in Christian love to
the men incarcerated at the Correctional Work Center in Macon. Our mission
is to help the men find hope and purpose through the power of the Holy
Spirit.
Each Sunday from 4:30-6:00, volunteers conduct Discipleship
Training classes.We provide large-print Bibles, writing tablets, pens,
and pencils. During a
few of our studies, we have purchased books or
workbooks for each of the men. The men take an active role in this service.
Their choir performs,and we are excited because we were allowed to purchase
a key board for the choir. Thankfully, one of the men plays, and we are all
blessed each week with a wide selection of songs of praise. Approximately 50
to 60 men attend these classes each week. We have prayed with many of them
as they have asked Christ to enter their hearts and help them to be
transformed into the men that God calls them to be. The last Sunday of each
month, we have church services led by Emmanuel Baptist Church, and the
following Monday night, we have movie night.
Every other Monday night
beginning at 7:00, volunteers lead a small-group Bible study.
We are still
in the preliminary stages of building a chapel that will be
located at the
Work Center. Neil Waggoner graciously volunteered to draw up the blueprints,
and several churches and individuals have already contributed financially to
the chapel fund.
We are awaiting advice and direction from the Mississippi
Department of Corrections before proceeding any further with these plans.
We ask that
you pray for us as we undertake this much-needed project.
Currently, we meet in the cafeteria area of the Work Center, and some of the
men have to
sit on the floor because we simply do not have enough room for
everyone.
A few of the special
projects that we have throughout the year are the Ice Cream social and
Christmas gift boxes. If you would like to help with these
projects or if you would like to become a volunteer, please contact
Pooh Penick at 726-5284 or email her at
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Also,
if you would like to make a financial donation to this ministry, please
make your check out to the First United Methodist Church and specify on
your check that the money is for the prison ministry or for the prison
chapel.
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