b'Prison chaplaincy aims to help inmates begin to experience life change through the gospel. found it! Over the next few hours, dozens of youthoutworking of this revival was the desire of many publicly unloaded their guilt and shame at the of these young people to minister to inmates feet of Jesus and were renewed by His love.within the county prison. After many months of The fruit of that night was plentiful. Youthasking and waiting, the youth were finally allowed attendance in church Bible studies and prayerin the prisonaccompanied by local church meetings surged, and the same kids eagerly pur- leadersto engage with inmates by leading Bible sued opportunities to serve and evangelize instudies, playing games, and just spending time their communities. Perhaps the most unusual together. This work had so blossomed by 1976 that local churches cooperated to formalize and structure this prison outreach, and Jubilee Ministries was born the following year. Over time, opportunities for youth to serve in prison faded but prospects for providing chaplaincy services grew. More ministry to more inmates meant more resources were required to fund the work, and more connections with reen-trants exposed challenges in reintegrating into the community. To meet these needs, Jubilee opened its first thrift store in 1978 and facilitated the placement of reentrants in the homes of church members. While Jubilee has refined its mission and expanded its services since then, the core contours of the organization were shaped in those early days: Thrift store sales generate revenue to fund staff and services that help inmates and reentrants experience gospel life change. Core ministries: chaplaincy and aftercare F rom those early days, Jubilees ministry programs have experienced tremendous growth. Our prison chaplaincy program now includes 18 chaplains serving in 12 prisons in a 200-mile radius for over 430 hours per week. \x02 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025 WWW.CITYGATENETWORK.ORG 11'