Kairos Ministry at BUMC
Kairos Prison Ministry International (Kairos) is a Christian faith-based ministry that addresses the spiritual needs of incarcerated men, women, youth, and their families. By sharing the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ, Kairos is changing hearts, transforming lives and impacting the world. Kairos is blessed by more than 30,000 volunteers worldwide, serving in nearly 500 locations, with weekly and monthly continuing ministry in each institution or community.
Kairos Prison Ministry is made up of three programs, which reach over 27,000 people annually
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Kairos Inside brings positive and negative leaders together, in both male and female prisons, for a 3 ½ day weekend designed to start building the Christian community inside the institution. |
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Kairos Outside is a special weekend retreat designed to support the female relatives/friends of men and women who are or have been incarcerated, or women who were unable to attend Kairos Inside while in prison, followed by a continuing ministry. |
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Kairos Torch offers an initial weekend, followed by a long-term mentoring process that encourages young men and women to move towards making better life choices. |
BUMC has a long history of financially supporting Kairos Outside – Central Texas by the United Women of Faith and was instrumental in establishing this community. Similarly, Kairos Torch - Giddings State School has been generously supported by United Methodist Men. And more recently the Missions committee has also designated funds to support both these programs.
If you would like to serve as a Kairos volunteer or would like to learn more, you are welcome to contact Dickson de la Haye. For more information on Kairos, you are encouraged to visit: https://kairosprisonministry.org/. To learn more about Kairos specifically in Texas you can visit: https://www.kairostexas.org/.
Lastly if you are a female relative/friend impacted by having someone incarcerated, you are not alone - please consider attending a Kairos Outside weekend by submitting a guest registration form. https://www.kairostexas.org/guest-reservation/.