Prison Ministry
It’s a great joy and privilege to serve alongside the chaplaincy team within our local prisons.
Almost from the beginning of our story we have had the privilege of regularly heading inside our local prisons to join in with the work of the chaplaincy team to serve the prisoners and staff.
Our activity within Devon’s prisons now varies from poetry workshops, bible studies, wing walking, bereavement groups and regular Sunday services.
To find out more about this ministry, please contact our prison ministry lead, Jonah: jonah@stbasils.church
Poetry Workshops and Bible Studies
We have a regular, weekly presence within our local prisons. Our activities at the moment are either poetry workshops (working in conjunction with Pete Davies Poet) or bible studies run by Jonah and the team.
A weekly presence allows the team to get to know the men and to share in fellowship with them in a difficult and complex setting. These are times of great joy amidst deep sorrow and we’re grateful to the incredible chaplaincy team that continues to invite us in regularly.
Sunday Services
We have a regular presence within our local prisons on Sunday services. We help lead sung worship, with preaching and pastoral care.
We currently take in a team to provide preaching, sung worship and prayers. This involvement relies heavily on volunteers and if you’re interested in serving please do not hesitate to reach out and contact Jonah (jonah@stbasils.church).
Other activity inside HMPs
Whilst we have a consistent presence from within our staff team, we are also hugely privileged to have members of our congregation who visit and work within the prison system.
In particular, Jules Hodge visits one prison with the support and blessing of the St Basil’s community. She runs a number of courses inside focusing upon bereavement and reconciliation. We are immensely grateful for their experience and continued commitment to the men inside our prisons.
