Prison Ministry

The Prison Ministry mission is to encourage, assist and equip the Church to respond to the pastoral and sacramental needs of the incarcerated, their families, ex-offenders, victims, and those who work with the incarcerated, as directed and empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Prison ministry has formally been a ministry of the Diocese of Florida since 1987. At that time, there were about nine prisons in the Diocese with about 8,000 inmates. Prison ministry became formalized with the passage of a Resolution on Prison Ministry at the 159th Diocesan Convention in 2002. The Episcopal Diocese of Florida currently has three full-time, non-stipendiary priests. Additionally, there are other supporting clergy and laity to bring this ministry into the prisons, jails, and youth facilities.

Here is a list of the current Prison Ministries and the regions in which they are located:

Apalachee Region
Community of St. Paul at Liberty Correctional Institution
Christ’s Church, Wakulla Correctional Institution
Christ’s Church, Wakulla Correctional Institution, Annex
Gadsden Re-Entry Center
The Ministry at Gadsden Correctional Facility, Gretna (Women’s)
Community of the Resurrection at Franklin Correctional Institution
Jefferson Correctional Institution

River Region
Community Transformation at St. Johns Co. Detention Center

Santa Fe Region
All Souls Chapel, Union Correctional Institution
The Community of St. Dismas, Baker Correctional Institution
Brotherhood of St. Philip, Suwannee Correctional Institution
Brotherhood of St. Philip, Suwannee Correctional Institution, Annex
The Ministry at Florida State Prison
The Ministry on Death Row, Union Correctional Institution
St. Columbia’s, Columbia Correctional Institution
St. Columbia’s, Columbia Correctional Institution, Annex

Click here for the Prison Ministry directory.