Prisons Grants
Prison Ministry in Panama (2005)
Whitney Zimmerman, Mdiv
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
To assist with parish needs, Christian education and outreach in the larger
communities in six underserved parishes in Bocas del Toro, Empalme and Guabito,
Panama, and to help the Diocese establish a prison ministry program.
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Report: Prison Ministry in Panama (2005)
Arts and spirituality for prisoners (1998)
Pamela L. Werntz, MDiv '99
Episcopal Divinity School
A program offered by volunteers from Christ Church, Cambridge, to 225
incarcerated women at the Suffolk House of Correction in Massachusetts focusing
on art as a non-verbal expression of spiritual experiences.
Sponsor a prisoner for a college education (2004)
Kathryn L. Schnaible, MDiv '05
Episcopal Divinity School
To sponsor a prisoner to receive a college education while finishing his prison
term, and to help him to successfully re-enter society.
Training for prison chaplains and volunteers (2000)
The Rev. Dr. Sheryl A. Kujawa, Faculty
Episcopal Divinity School
A seminary-based training program for prison chaplains and volunteers, lay and
ordained, that will include a seminar, workshops, and the development of
supplementary resources for ministry to one of the most (if not the most)
fastest growing populations in the U.S.
Chaplaincy at juvenile detention center
C. Molly M. Field, MDiv '05
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
To work with the Chaplain at Maine's Long Creek Youth Development Center, a
juvenile detention center.
Voice lessons for incarcerated women
Suzanne R. Ehly, Faculty
Episcopal Divinity School
A series of workshops to provide witness to incarcerated women through the
exploration of voice to help them prepare for re-entry into their home
communities and to provide a model for ministry and training for seminarians who
will be working within the community.
Relating prison inmates and local churches
Valerie W. Dixon, MDiv '02
Episcopal Divinity School
To establish an Episcopal presence at York Correctional Institution in CT, to
develop a "bridge ministry" linking those inside the prison with members of a
local parish, and to develop a model of parish outreach that can be used by
other Southeastern CT churches.
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