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"Have you ever been surprised by an exchange like this, when you went to be a blessing or minister, but you ended up with so much more than you gave?"

Chaplain receives inmate's prayer as "a drink of cool water" in prison | GraceInside the inmate said, ‘Can I pray for you?’ It caught me off guard. His prayer was soothing and cooling as I felt God’s presence over me—like a drink of cool water quenching my thirsty soul.”

Congratulations to GraceInside Chaplain Douglas Huff at Green Rock Correctional Center on receiving Prison Fellowship’s Outstanding Chaplain Award! We’re grateful for his faithful ministry.

Thank you to each of the 419 individuals, organizations, and churches who financially supported GraceInside this year. Your generosity has allowed us to expand our ministry of presence in Virginia prisons.

"...those who are incarcerated need heavy doses of hope and encouragement. We are Hope Dealers!" - Chaplain Calvin Corbitt

Prison Chaplain Update: Joyful Worship, 30 Baptisms, and Staff Encouragement | GraceInside As you walk into a worship service at SBCC, it’s easy to forget you are in prison. You are immediately surprised by the warm, friendly congregation and how

"She saw me. She recognized my heart."

Kim was a homeschool mom of five, but following her divorce, she experienced a breakdown that led her to prison. While there, she met a GraceInside chaplain who helped her survive the darkest time of her life.

Kim's Story: https://youtu.be/Zkz2FfZkr2A?si=-rt5blSQz3lN8ydn

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Kim's Story: My Prison Chaplain "Helped Me Survive" | GraceInside Kim was a homeschool mom of five, but following her divorce, she experienced a breakdown that led her to prison. While there, she met a GraceInside chaplain ...

"You may not see that people are changing, but people ARE changing, and that's the reason why I'm here." -Alex

We’re grateful to share Alex’s powerful journey of overcoming despair while incarcerated. Stay tuned through the end to hear his inspiring messages to supporters and those involved in prison ministry.

Alex's Story: Finding God's Love in Prison | GraceInside Alex shares his testimony of finding God’s love while behind bars. GraceInside’s current Executive Director, Nick Meyer, was Alex’s chaplain during his incar...

Today, our GraceInside team is mourning the tragic loss of Corrections Officer Jeremy Lewis Hall.

Violence claimed the life of the 40-year-old CO, who was killed in the line of duty after being attacked this morning at River North CC.

We acknowledge the pain, fear, outrage, and disorientation that follows these events, which are felt deeply across the whole system. While our team feels a measure of inadequacy in times like this (or at least I do), we will continue doing our best to nurture faith and hope across all 37 prisons in Virginia, including supporting the staff in any way we can.

For any volunteers or partner ministries who might read this, please consider how you might express your condolences to DOC staff and your gratitude for their (often thankless) service.

Holding Officer Hall’s family, all those at RNCC, and all those impacted by this loss in prayer. Holding all inmates and correctional staff in prayer. Holding all victims of violence, and all perpetrators of violence, in prayer. May the peace and healing of Christ prevail in our broken world. He is able.

Chaplain Nick Meyer
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You may have seen the photos posted earlier from our annual retreat, but please check out our latest blog post to read a reflection about this meaningful event for our chaplains, staff, and board!

GraceInside chaplains gather for training and fellowship at annual retreat | GraceInside Our team of chaplains gathered at the Richmond Hill Retreat Center from October 29–31 for our annual retreat. I think it's safe to say that we all experienced