ANGEL TREE AND CELEBRATE RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP

In and out of prison, God is making all things new. Partnering in this renewal, Prison Fellowship^® works with Celebrate Recovery (CR), a biblically based program that guides men and women in overcoming hurts, habits, and hang-ups. CR promotes Prison Fellowship's Angel Tree^®program through CR chapters at churches and groups nationwide, meeting prisoners' families where they are, with the love of Christ. Every Christmas, participating CR chapters deliver Angel Tree gifts and the Gospel message, creating pathways to heal and restore the bonds of incarcerated parents and their children.

VIRTUAL ANGEL TREE: A NEW OPTIONAL WAY TO SERVE CHILDREN OF PRISONERS

Prison Fellowship^® is committed to the health and well-being of Angel Tree volunteers like you and the families we serve. As Christmas approaches, our team has been preparing for worst-case scenarios in light of COVID-19, including the reality that many churches may be closed or other restrictions may be in place. Conducting Angel Tree Christmas the same as years past just may not be possible for many of our partners.

Virtual Angel Tree is a new, effective, and optional way for you to facilitate your Angel Tree program: You will have the flexibility to operate exactly as before, incorporate this new approach entirely, or apply a combination.

For more information you can view a webinar by clicking here and you can refer to the FAQs.

If you’d like to participate in Virtual Angel Tree, please include that in the comments section of your registration.

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COORDINATOR INFORMATION
First Name*
Last Name*
Email*
Primary Phone*
Coordinator's Shipping Address*
Physical address required for delivery (No PO Boxes)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
County*
County
Celebrate Recovery Group Information
Are You the Leader of Your Celebrate Recovery Group?*
Name of Group Leader*
First Last
Group Leader's Email*
Group Leader's Primary Phone*
Name of the Church Where the Group Meets*
How Many Angel Tree Children Would Your Group Be Interested in Serving?*
Please enter a number greater than or equal to 1.
My Celebrate Recovery Group Meets At:*
If different than coordinator's physical address
- Different from shipping address
- Same as shipping address
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
County

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
Statement of Faith*
- I Have Read the Prison Fellowship Statement of Faith (below)
THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT WE BELIEVE

As a Christian organization, Prison Fellowship believes in the full authority of the Bible as God's inspired word and the complete tenets of the Apostle’s and Nicene Creeds.

We believe in one God, Creator and Lord of the Universe, the co-eternal Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that Jesus Christ, God’s Son, was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, died a substitutionary atoning death on the cross, rose bodily from the dead and ascended to heaven where, as truly God and truly man, He is the only mediator between God and man. We believe that the Bible is God's authoritative and inspired Word, without error in all its teachings.

HOW WE ARE COMPELLED TO LIVE AND TO ACT

We believe that Christians, both individually and corporately, must submit to the Bible, as God’s authoritative, divine and inspired Word, in all matters of belief and conduct.

HOW OUR MISSION AND OUR APPROACH IS SHAPED

Prison Fellowship exists to bring glory to God and share His truth and love with those we serve, our employees, volunteers, and communities, according to Scriptural truths.

Our mission is to help restore those affected by crime and incarceration. This mission is founded on the Biblical conviction that all people are created in God’s image and that no life is beyond God’s reach.

Therefore, we believe that a restorative approach to prisoners, former prisoners, and all those affected by crime and incarceration reflects the God-given dignity and potential of every person and can help individual lives and communities flourish.

WHAT THE HOPE OF JESUS MEANS FOR OTHERS

We believe that Jesus—Himself brought to trial, executed, buried, and brought to life again—offers hope, healing, and a new purpose for each life. He can make even the most broken people and situations affected by crime and incarceration whole again.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR COMMUNITIES

Through an amazing awakening to new hope and life purpose available through Jesus, those who once broke the law are transformed and mobilized to serve their neighbors, replacing the cycle of crime with a cycle of renewal that restores entire communities. Because the Bible calls us to remember and visit those in prison, we believe that every Christian is compelled to contribute to this restorative cycle.
Participation Agreement*
I agree that the child, caregiver, and prisoner information distributed by Prison Fellowship is confidential and proprietary in nature, and that I may use it for the sole purpose of the Angel Tree Program. Name, address, and other contact information will be shared only with volunteers involved in Angel Tree. No information will be shared with any other persons or organizations for any other purpose without the written permission of Prison Fellow¬ship. I have read and am in agreement with the Prison Fellowship Statement of Faith. This application is not a guarantee of participation and Prison Fellowship reserves the right to decline applications in its sole discretion including that the applicant is inconsistent with Prison Fellowship’s Mission or Statement of Faith. I further understand that actions inconsistent with PF’s Statement of Faith while participating may result in removal from the Angel Tree Program.
- I Agree
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HOW DOES ANGEL TREE WORK?

Angel Tree Christmas begins when a CR Group member registers their CR Group for the program with the support of their CR Group leader(s). Once a CR Group is registered, the process works like this:

Receive Angel Tree Names: Sometime in the fall, Angel Tree coordinators will receive the name, caregiver, and contact information of children who were signed-up by their mom or dad in prison.
Contact the Caregivers: Call or mail each caregiver to introduce yourself as an Angel Tree volunteer who has been asked by the prisoner parent to include their children in your program this year.
Display Angel Tree Name Tags: Angel Tree tags are completed with the name of these children, along with gift suggestions, and are displayed in your CR Group.
Angel Tree Announcement: CR Group members need to be notified of the program —bulletin, CR Group announcement, bulletin board, etc.—and invited to select names from the Angel Tree display.
Gift purchase and delivery: CR Group members purchase, wrap, and deliver a gift for each child on behalf of his or her incarcerated parent—and in the process, share the Gospel.

Angel Tree Application for Celebrate Recovery Groups

ANGEL TREE AND CELEBRATE RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP

VIRTUAL ANGEL TREE: A NEW OPTIONAL WAY TO SERVE CHILDREN OF PRISONERS

CLICK HERE TO SEE THREE WAYS YOU CAN REGISTER TO SERVE YOUR ANGEL TREE FAMILIES

ANGEL TREE APPLICATION FOR CELEBRATE RECOVERY GROUPS

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COORDINATOR INFORMATION

Celebrate Recovery Group Information

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT WE BELIEVE

HOW WE ARE COMPELLED TO LIVE AND TO ACT

HOW OUR MISSION AND OUR APPROACH IS SHAPED

WHAT THE HOPE OF JESUS MEANS FOR OTHERS

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR COMMUNITIES

HOW DOES ANGEL TREE WORK?

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