Director: Charlie Keeley

The Jail Ministry started over a year ago with 4 churches teaching a bible study at the Macon County Jail. It is on Tuesday nights and each church does a certain week. HSBC has the third week of the month. We usually have two sessions, each 1/2 hour long. We have anywhere from 3 or 4 men to 9 or 10 in a session.

The HSBC Jail Ministry was originally started with Dave Rehling, Allen Stinson, and myself. Since then, Allen and his wife, Tonnie, have moved to the state of Washington to open a business and be closer to their family. Dave has recently gone home to be with the Lord. Pastor Hugh Holleman and I are now doing the jail ministry on the third Tuesday of each month. There is church every Tuesday, but HSBC has the third Tuesday. We have our own Pastor Brandon Breedlove as a backup in case one of us can not make it for any reason.

We also use our testimonies too. Usually we don't know the fruits of our labor there, but recently we have had three people that have come up to us and thanked us. One guy said since we were there, he wanted to let us know he and his wife have gotten clean from drugs and have gotten into church and are now reaching out to youth to prevent them from getting involved with drugs.

We have prayer each night before we go in asking God to use us and speak through us to reach these men. We give Him all the Glory because He is the one that can change their lives if they let Him. We are just planting the seeds and sharing the Gospel, letting God use us for His purpose and for His will in reaching out to these men.

I really enjoy it and we receive a blessing in sharing God's Word with them and hopefully they are receiving a blessing too. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call me and ask. I believe it is a great outreach ministry for our church and a mission field right here in our county.

Charlie Keeley
Cell # 332-8510

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