In 1992, when our small congregation was less than one year old, we decided to undertake a small prison ministry at the local privately owned prison.

We provided the inmates with a Bible correspondence course, authored by our pastor and based on the GOSPEL OF JOHN. It was an advanced course which he had written while serving as president of AMERICAN SCHOOL OF THE BIBLE in North Carolina a number of years earlier.

When the inmates were transfered from this prison to a number of units here in Texas, this arm of outreach started to grow. It was immediately discovered that this course was too indepth for many of those wanting to enroll.

Mrs. Dorris Cook, one of the ladies in our congregation undertook writing a basic course based on the GOSPEL OF MARK and our pastor added some notes in the exams to help explain what the student was reading. Later another lady, Mrs. Marilyn Taylor authored a second study for new Christians and new students to Bible correspondence study based on the GOSPEL OF MATTHEW.

Today we offer eight different courses... with the exception of the above two, all were authored by our pastor and all are more indepth. They are MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE, JOHN, ACTS, ROMANS, REVELATION, and THE LIFE AND MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST. In order to proceed from the JOHN course forward, students must maintain a 90% or higher grade average.

Unlike so many courses offered to men and women in prison, these are not multiple choice or true or false questions, but require the student to read and answer summary type questions. Many students tell us they learn more from our courses than any other they have taken.

Recommended by such organizations as the BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION, the ministry of Chaplain Ray, as well as a number of others, today we have over 5,360 students in state, federal, and private prisons in forty-three states and the District of Columbia.This small congregation spends in excess of twelve thousand dollars
annually for postage and equal amount in the printing of lessons.

In addition to the Bible lessons, each mailing also includes our weekly REMINDER, a poem -- most of which were written by our pastor -- and often one of our Sunday bulletins. A Birthday card and Christmas card are also mailed to our students with a personal message written in each one from our pastor.

If you know of those incarcerated whom you believe would be interested in our studies, send their name and complete mailing address and we will be happy to enroll them. We also pay the postage for our students to return the exams as the vast majority of the men and women taking our studies are indigent.

Your prayers and financial assistance would be most appreciated and will insure that we never have to turn anyone away who asks to be enrolled. You may click on PayPal and make a donation, charging it to your credit card, or mail your check to the address shown on the home page.

Please remember all of our students and their loved ones in prayer as well as our faithful instructors who volunteer their time to grade the lessons.