PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Angel Tree

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Prison Fellowship Angel Tree camping came along at just the right time for Sharvette and her children, providing much-needed connection and community.

Raising two children with a serious illness, Thea felt isolated and alone. Her local church and Prison Fellowship Angel Tree helped her know she really wasn’t.

While life has not been simple, Toi says it has helped to know Angel Tree® was there, offering her kids meaningful opportunities at just the right times.

Trevor found his identity in his performance, but through Angel Tree and the Holy Spirit, he found a new identity in Christ.

The Church loves Christ by loving people, especially those in need. Sarah put it this way: “Loving God is actively loving what He loves—people.”

Children don’t always retain what they’ve learned at school over the summer break. But one Atlanta-based STEM camp helped change that narrative for Angel Tree families.