PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Families of Prisoners

What Sharon and her grandson remember most about Christmas with Angel Tree wasn’t the gifts. It was how the local churches made them feel.

Once a prisoner, Daniel Washington now leads prison ministry at Saints Church in New York City and serves on staff with Prison Fellowship. As Saints Church marks Second Chance Sunday, they invite churches nationwide to celebrate the power of second chances.

Carmenseda found a community of support when her grandchildren received Angel Tree Christmas gifts from their incarcerated mom.

When Brandy’s son signed up her grandson for Angel Tree Christmas, it ultimately provided her with connection and support she hadn’t known she needed.

The pattern of addiction and incarceration in Yvette’s family impacted her as a child. Now she champions the needs of children with stories like hers.

It's been a difficult year, but thanks to God, it has also been a year of transformation. To celebrate what God has done, here are our top 12 stories.

These 25 photos from Prison Fellowship capture the fingerprints of God throughout 2025, highlighting grace and transformation that can happen only through Him.

How Prison Fellowship Angel Tree brought this family closer to one another—and God.

Kacie didn’t know her father was in jail and questions about his death still linger 18 years later. She’s now putting her pain into action by supporting a new bill.

Meet the small church that does Christmas big, faithfully delivering gifts and personal notes to hundreds of children from their incarcerated parents.

When the father of Lorena’s children signed them up for Angel Tree, it brought joy, faith, and community into their lives—and hers.

After cycling in and out of juvenile detention centers and becoming a teenage mother, Najla finally discovered the source of true love.

Aimee and her four sons still remember that Christmas years ago, when a group of people knocked on her door bearing armfuls of gifts.

Pastors and their churches are stepping up to make a difference for those behind bars and their families—and we couldn’t be more grateful!

While Vickie’s grandson came to live with her under devastating circumstances, through it all, she has seen firsthand the power of God’s lavish and redeeming grace.