Prison Ministry

 

We maintain two full-time chaplains who minister to new inmates who are processed into the prison system.

 

Richard Smith is our chaplain at Brushy Mountain Prison. Richard is now in his 21st year as chaplain, but has been associated with Miracle Lake since 1980. He was our first resident counselor. Before coming to our ministry, Richard was superintendent of the shop at the McMinn Adult Activity Center in Athens, Tennessee. Richard is associate pastor at the campus church at Miracle Lake, The Church of the good Shepherd, and share pastoral duties with Rev. Bryan.

 

 

 

                            

Brushy Mountain Prison in Petros, Tennessee

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronnie Shelton is our chaplain at the Riverbend Maximum Security Facility and the Charles Bass Correctional Complex in Nashville. Ronnie is now in his 11th year as chaplain there. Before coming to our ministry, Ronnie was employed with Cutler-Hammer in Cleveland.

 

 

 

                            

                            

                       Riverbend Maximum Security Institute in Nashville

 

 

         

Brother Jack travels to thirteen different prisons throughout the state each month. He holds a service and ministers to an average of two hundred and fifty inmates.

 

 

 

         Richard baptizing an inmate.

 

                            

                                      Ronnie baptizing …

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brother Jack’s prison schedule:

 

South Central Annex

7:00 pm

June 2

June 30

South Central Compound

8:30 pm

June 3

July 1

Wayne County Boot Camp

1:00 pm

June 3

July 1

Turney Center

6:00 pm

June 3

July 1

Northwest Correctional Complex

5:30 pm

June 4

July 2

Hardeman County Correctional Facility

8:30 am

June 5

July 3

Whiteville Correctional Facility

1:30 pm

June 5

July 3

West TN State Penitentiary – Site 1

5:00 pm

June 5

July 3

West TN State Penitentiary – Site 2

6:30 pm

June 5

July 3

Charles Bass Correctional Complex

1:00 pm

June 6

July 4

Riverbend Maximum Security Institution

6:00 pm

June 6

July 4

Tennessee Prison for Women

9:00 am

June 7

July 5

Charles Bass Correctional Complex (2)

11:30 am

June 7

July 5

Morgan County – Annex

5:30 pm

June 12

July 10

Morgan County – Compound

7:00 pm

June 12

July 10

STSRCF (Bledsoe County) – Annex

5:30 pm

June 26

July 24

STSRCF (Bledsoe County) - Compound

7:00 pm

June 26

July 24