Finding their path to spiritual freedom after prison – your support makes all the difference

Dear friends,

We are deeply thankful for your prayerful and financial support over the past year. It’s truly made a difference in the lives of those who found Christian Science while incarcerated. This work has also blessed Angel Team participants, church members, and the broader community. We feature three stories below from Angel Team members and program participants.

Your generosity enables us to continue supporting true healing that results when returning citizens experience moral and ethical transformation that leads to spiritual freedom.

Marshall, Byron, and David after Byron’s first church service

We have recently assisted individuals in California, Oregon, Texas, Nevada, Wisconsin, Kansas and Michigan coming out of prison to discover a warm, welcoming, and supportive church community. We’ve also helped them to find safe housing, reliable transportation, useful employment, and lasting friendships.

Click here to make a tax-deductible donation through our fiscal sponsor, The Principle Foundation.

In their own words:

“While serving as a Christian Science chaplain for the Kansas Correctional Facilities I learned about Embraced:Fully which supports Angel Teams to lovingly guide and spiritually embrace those inmates upon release from prison and to spiritually put together the pieces of their lives – to be functional and active citizens who can make good and wise decisions as they move forward.

With monthly Zoom meetings Embraced:Fully makes available to the Angel Teams interviews of those previously incarcerated as they share their spiritual transformation through Christian Science and learn to turn to God for divine direction and to lovingly forgive those for the trauma in their past life.

The Angel Teams are introducing new members into our churches who accept them with open arms – just as Jesus said, ‘I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.’ (Matthew 9:13).

This exceptional organization is best expressed in Romans 12:2 – ‘Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.’”

– Bonnie Bartalos, Christian Science chaplain, Kansas City, Kansas

“I’ve been a member of Christian Science for more than 2 years. It has been a very wonderful experience. I love the outstanding teachings of Mary Baker Eddy and the things I have learned have been great. I recommend this to anyone to at least look at Christian Science and attend some of its meetings, some of the teaching lectures, and find out about it. That’s what I did. I love it. I love the people, I love my mentor. I love everyone that’s in it and they have a great understanding of the word and they have pursued this thing in my heart with me and I love it.”

– Lavelle Searcy, returning community member, Detroit, Michigan

“The team at Embraced:Fully has opened my eyes to the many ways and reasons to help incarcerated and recently released individuals find freedom “on the inside” and a future on the outside. Anyone who wants to live their faith by loving more can play a role in prison ministry. Embraced:Fully and their experienced partners generously mentor volunteers, inmates and recently released individuals with real-world wisdom. They are focused on how to support lasting personal transformation among inmates so they can uplift their community and be successful upon reentry. Also in support of reentry, Embraced:Fully assembles “Angel Teams” of volunteers, fueled by compassion and care, to share practical expertise, time, and funding. As much as this work transforms the volunteers, it is a lifeline for those trying to navigate their new life on the outside.”

– Michelle Gervais, Grant Administrator, The Principle Foundation

We are currently in the process of raising $1,000,000 to continue to expand and bless more people in this healing ministry.

These funds will help to:

Develop and distribute our in-prison tablet “Ready for Reentry Certification” course focusing on moral character transformation and successful reentry to over 1,000,000 inmates through the Edovo learning platform

Build a sustainable pipeline of Reentry Coaches to match with program participants

Expand our ongoing interfaith outreach communications and activities

Hire a National Angel Team Network coordinator

Support our annual “Embraced & Empowered – Prison and Reentry Ministries Conference”

Please consider making a donation today!

Thanks again for everything you do to help in this work!

David Fowler
Co-Founder, Embraced:Fully
david@embracedfully.org

Gabriel Serafini
Co-Founder, Embraced:Fully
gabriel@embracedfully.org

P.S. If you would like to volunteer as a reentry coach, life skills mentor, or participate further in our future activities, please send us an email to let us know your interest!