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Most inmates released into our communities are better criminals than they were when they were incarcerated!! The prison environment continues the development of the criminal personality. A life-changing experience with JESUS is the answer to crime! Men in prison are impacted by their surroundings. In prison, they live in a world of darkness - and they need the LIGHT to keep them from the darkness.

The Philadelphians has been together for 23 years, working full-time jobs, raising kids, and going into prisons on weekends and holidays! They demonstrate the love, mercy and forgiveness of JESUS. It takes commitment and consistency to make a difference in a prisoner's life. THIS IS THE REASON THE PHILADELPHIANS HAS BEEN SUCH AN EFFECTIVE MINISTRY FOR OVER 23 YEARS. No one can challenge this commitment which has been given by the same "core" group for 23 years.

 Here are some of the programs implemented by this ministry:

  • Strong and sustaining Christian praise and worship services which include Bible instruction. Emphasis on life-changing experience of redemption, spiritual growth and maturity.

 

  • Strong weekly Bible studies.

 

  • Weekly in-prison Christian group self-awareness program, called the "H.E.L.P." program. this places emphasis on the "whole man", including vocational, psychological and academic evaluation.

 

  • A structured transitional housing program called H.E.L.P. House for the ex-offender.

 

  • A strong support system to the "silent victims" (families and loved ones of prisoners)