Support Groups ~ In-Prison

In-Prison small group sessions are the main activity of Yokefellowship Prison Ministry. These weekly one to one and a half hour volunteer lead sessions provide inmates with an opportunity to share prayer, song, bible reading and discussion with other believers in a positive atmosphere.

Many times the inmates tell us that attending the Yokefellow session keeps them going until Sunday, then church keeps them going until the Yokefellow session. There is no doubt that these sessions help inmates deal with despair, sorrow, depression and anxiety, as well as encouraging stronger faith beliefs and moral values.

See the list of active in-prison groups. (Coming Soon)

 

Yokefellows Prison Presence

YPM offers weekly volunteer-led structured small group discussions where offenders or ex-offenders learn about the life-changing power of Jesus Christ and learn how to live a life of discipline.
 

There are 9 federal prisons, 26 state prisons, 64 county prisons and 25 juvenile detention centers in Pennsylvania. Currently, in Pennsylvania, YPM is in 43 institutions and provides spiritual support for 2 work release programs and two Transitional Living Centers. YPM is also in 4 institutions in WV on a weekly basis. In 2006, more than 350 YPM volunteers worked with an estimated 1,500 inmates.
 

The following are prisons in PA, WV and OH where YPM is currently active.

FEDERAL - Philadelphia, Schuylkill
 
STATE - PA - Camp Hill, Coal Township, Dallas, Forest, Frackville, Graterford, Greene, Greensburg, Houtzdale, Huntingdon, Mahanoy, Muncy, Pine Grove, Retreat, Rockview, Smithfield. WV - Moundsville, OH - Bellmont
 
COUNTY - PA - Beaver, Berks, Carbon, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Dauphin (m&w), Delaware, Elk, Franklin, Indiana, Juniata, Lackawanna (m&w), Lancaster, Lehigh (m&w), Luzerne, Lycoming (m&w), McKean, Montgomery, Northumberland, Philadelphia Prison System, Schuylkill, Snyder, Tioga, Union, Wyoming, York. WV - Ohio County, Moundsville
 
Others - PA - 3 juvenile facilities (Berks, Harrisburg, Lehigh); 2 Work Release Programs (Salisbury, Lancaster, Lycoming); and the Susquehanna Valley Transitional Living Center. WV - 2 juvenile facilities (Helinski & Lincoln) Wheeling
 

YPM is not currently in the following PA institutions:

FEDERAL - Allenwood (High), Allenwood (Low & Medium), Allenwood (Min), Caanan, Lewisburg, Loretto, McKean
 
STATE - Albion, Boot Camp, Cambridge Springs, Chester, Cresson, Fayette, Mercer, Somerset, Waymart
 
COUNTY - Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Chester, Clarion, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Huntingdon, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lebanon, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Perry, Pike, Potter, Somerset, Susquehanna, Tioga, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland.
 
Others: 22 juvenile facilities
 

YPM is in 45% of the adult prisons in PA.

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Phone: 610-777-2222 · Email: info@yokefellowship.org

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2007 Annual Yokefellowship Conference

Friday and Saturday,
October 12-13, 2007

Best Western Country Cupboard Inn and Restaurant
1 mile N of Lewisburg, PA 17837

Theme:
Understanding Prison Culture to Enhance Effective Ministry
 

Speakers:
Lennie Spitale - Prior to becoming a Christian in 1975, Lennie’s life was dominated by his own anger and restlessness. By the time he was thirty years old, the anger and rebellion had resulted in over 35 different jobs and several incarcerations, including a trip to the New Hampshire State Prison in 1966 for assault and robbery.

Catherine McVey - Chairman, Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
(www.pbpp.state.pa.us)

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Read part of Rev. Ulli Klemm's presentation from our 2005 Annual Conference.