PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Oklahoma

Hobby Lobby joins Prison Fellowship to create a more restorative justice system in Oklahoma.

No drug could soothe Teresa’s pain for long. In an Oklahoma prison cell she prayed, God, I feel like you’re the only One who can heal me.

The day before Aaron’s dad died, he came to visit Aaron at a juvenile detention center where he was being held for theft.

Carl sees prison more now than he ever did as a police officer. And because of an unlikely friendship, prison is one of his favorite places to be.

An in-prison sewing club—which includes several Prison Fellowship Academy® participants—is helping to protect Oklahoma City from COVID-19, one handmade mask at a time.

Why would a 40-something, single mom of two spend her days volunteering behind bars at a men’s prison?

Most of the people at the Church of Acts in Oklahoma City are coming from addiction, homelessness, or prison. Read what it’s like inside the self-proclaimed ‘church of liars, dreamers, and misfits,’ and why so many former prisoners are finding a home there.

'I fell in love with [volunteering] right away, because there were people in there who needed me. A chance to make a difference—that's what I've been praying for my whole life.'

Pat knew God had called her to prison ministry, but the work was hard and long. And then God sent her Stan.

Prison Fellowship's interview with a veteran of the Oklahoma prison system.