When:
Once at 10/24/2021 1:00 PMWhere:
IrvineCommunity Center Parking Lot
While more than 600,000 Americans are released from correctional facilities annually, two-thirds are rearrested within three years. Each year, the nation spends over $80 billion to incarcerate and reincarcerate people. Beyond the financial impact, the cycle of crime and incarceration produces broken relationships, victimization, despair, and instability impacting families and communities across the nation.
Hebrews 13 says "Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering."
This Sunday, October 24, directly after the 11:30a service, we will have a serve event alongside Prison Fellowship. Prison Fellowship takes a restorative approach to those affected by crime and incarceration because of the biblical belief that all people are made in God’s image. We will get the opportunity to pack Thanksgiving boxes that will go to families with incarcerated members. We will also get to hear more from Prison Fellowship including a panel of returning citizens and why our call to "remember the prisoner" is so important.