EASTER CELEBRATION
Easter Celebrations Behind Bars Honor Tradition, Bring Hope for the Future
Every person is made in God’s image, and no life is beyond His reach.
Our founder, Chuck Colson, routinely spent Easters behind bars, celebrating this great truth. Each year, we continue his legacy by bringing incarcerated men and women the life-changing message of Christ’s victory over sin and death.
During Easter weekend 2019, God opened doors for us to visit three California prisons. At the events, some prisoners swayed to worship music, some had tears streaming down their faces, and others received the message of God’s love—some for the very first time. One prisoner named Maldonado said, “This gives me hope and inspiration and an opportunity to be seen like Christ sees me—clean and forgiven.”
803 men and women attended Easter Hope Events.
370 prisoners gave or rededicated their lives to Christ.
Thanks to your prayerful and generous support, this year’s Easter events featured author and speaker Kay Warren and actor Scott Winters. Recording artists Temika Moore and Nehemiah performed for the crowds, along with local worship bands. When invited forward for prayer, incarcerated men and women flooded the stage and embraced volunteers. Dozens prayed to invite Jesus into their lives.
“You just don’t know how many lives you changed by doing what you did,” one incarcerated woman told the Prison Fellowship® team.