Red Clay Ministries, Inc.
Serving the Correctional Community in Middle Georgia
A Non-Profit 501(c)3 Organization
SHARE LOVE & THE GOSPEL WITH THE CHILD OF AN INMATE
ANGEL TREE FOR RED'S LITTLE ANGELS
On any given day, approximately 2.6 million children in the U.S. (or about 1 in every 33) have a parent in jail or prison. A Christmas gift from a parent will send love and help to build/restore relationships. The child will receive a $25 gift certificate; a note from their parent; a card to return for a FREE Bible.
Eleven Ministries serve under Red Clay Ministries, Inc.
Welcome
The mission of Red Clay Ministries is to meet the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of the correctional community (Prisoners, families of prisoners, and the Correctional Staff in Prisons and Jails), by sharing the Light of Jesus Christ to all.
Red Clay Ministries: Home of The New Life Academy
The New Life Academy is a Nine-Month, Bible-based Academy that teaches inmates how to lead a productive life while incarcerated and how to continue the productive life upon release from prison. Red Clay Ministries is looking for churches to sponsor the New Life Academy and for church teams to lead the academies.
Sole Encounters' Events are held Inside the Fence
Sole Encounters Evangelism Ministry
Ministry Leader: Gordon McFarlane
The Sole Encounters Evangelism Ministry Team hosts events outside in the prison yard. Hundreds of inmates are in attendance at a Sole Encounters' event. The name, Sole Encounters, is based on the fact that people must have an encounter with Jesus Christ that is their own (sole) encounter. Jesus saves us and our soul is changed, solely, by our faith in Jesus Christ for eternal life. A Sole Encounter event includes a program of music, testimonies, speakers, and food.
“Always, everywhere God is present, and always He seeks to discover Himself to each one”
--A.W. Tozer
Red Clay Ministries, Inc.
RED CLAY MINISTRIES HAS 13 DIFFERENT MINISTRIES SERVING UNDER THE RED CLAY MINISTRIES, INC. UMBRELLA. EACH MINISTRY HAS A MINISTRY LEADER AND SERVES A DIFFERENT SECTION OF THE CORRECTIONAL COMMUNITY.
History of Red Clay Ministries
In 2002, the Ladies' Ministry of Oak Hill Baptist Church, Williamson, GA, began serving in a local prison for women. The ministry grew to encompass other prisons and jails and many volunteers. In 2017, the church prison ministry became Red Clay Ministries, Inc. in order to grow all ministries to the Correctional Community, attract more volunteers, and to work with other churches to serve inmates, their families, and correctional staff in Middle Georgia.
Red Clay Ministries Today
Today, Red Clay Ministries has over 40 volunteers. Twenty-six of the Red Clay Volunteers are certified by the Georgia Department of Corrections to go "inside" the state prisons to serve. Red Clay Ministries serves prisoners, correctional staff and the families of inmates.
The ministries of Red Clay serve the Correctional Community.
The Ministries of Red Clay Ministries, Inc.
West Central Integrated Treatment Facility*
West Central Integrated Treatment Facility*
West Central Integrated Treatment Facility*
Ministry Leader: Tina Renew
The West Central Integrated Treatment Facility is a medium-security, short-term, intensive rehabilitation center for adult female inmates who are in the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections. This facility is located in Zebulon, Georgia and can house a maximum of 194 residents.
Red Clay Ministries began prison ministry at West Central over 20 years ago with a small team of three volunteers. Today, Red Clay Ministries provides programming, Bibles, Bible Studies, Worship Services, and special programs at Christmas, Easter, and Mother's Day.
Red Clay Ministries' New Life Academy*
West Central Integrated Treatment Facility*
West Central Integrated Treatment Facility*
Ministry Leader: Tom Morgan
Volunteers of Red Clay Ministries teach in the Red Clay Ministries' New Life Academy. The academy is an intensive, biblically based program that takes incarcerated men and women through a holistic life transformation process. Participants are guided by Red Clay volunteers to lead lives of purpose and productivity while incarcerated, and to continue that life upon release.
The New Life Academy is a nine-month program with a graduation at the conclusion of the program. Courses include Resolving Conflicts, What is Christianity, What is a godly man or godly woman, Finances, and making choices to identify areas needing to change in their lives and moving forward to change.
Red Clay Ministries is looking for churches, who want to answer the call to prison ministry by volunteering to assist in the academy program. If you or your church are interested, please click on the "To Receive More Information" button below.
New Life Academies are in
Al Burruss Correctional Facility
Spalding County Jail
West Central Integrated Treatment Facility*
Deliver Hope Ministry
Ministry Leader: Rhonda Morgan, Interim
The Spalding County Jail houses approximately 500 men and women who have been arrested, waiting for trial, or have been sentenced and are awaiting transport to prison.
During the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Red Clay Ministry teams makes videos of Bible Studies and other special-interest topics and streams the videos, electronically, into the jail for the men and women being held at the jail.
Do you think that if Jesus was on earth today that he would be hanging out at the country jail? We think He would, because Jesus is a Chain Breaker.
The county jail is the first place of incarceration.
Deliver Hope Ministry
Sole Encounters Evangelistic Events
Deliver Hope Ministry
Ministry Leader: Cindy Chesna
Deliver Hope is a ministry of encouragement to Correctional Officers and Staff in the prisons and jails where Red Clay Ministries' Volunteers serve.
The Deliver Hope team delivers food, goodies, and scriptures to Correctional Staff. There are over 6500 Correctional Officers in Georgia; plus, Correctional staff.
Sharing Hope Ministry
Sole Encounters Evangelistic Events
Sole Encounters Evangelistic Events
Ministry Leader: Jaybrena Passmore
Sharing Hope is a ministry of Biblical Counseling for those whose lives are touched by Corrections and a ministry of training volunteers in prison ministries, churches, organizations, and others in Suicide Intervention Skills.
This ministry team is trained to facilitate small group training in Suicide Intervention. The Red Clay Facilitators use the "Intervene Challenge" training by Lou Koon that has been developed to be taught in Small Groups.
Sole Encounters Evangelistic Events
Sole Encounters Evangelistic Events
Sole Encounters Evangelistic Events
Ministry Leader: Gordon MacFarlane
The Sole Encounters Evangelism Ministry Team hosts events outside in the prison yard. Hundreds of inmates are in attendance at a Sole Encounters' event. The name, Sole Encounters, is based on the fact that people must have an encounter with Jesus Christ that is their own (sole) encounter. Jesus saves us and our soul is changed, solely, by our faith in Jesus Christ for eternal life. A Sole Encounter event includes a program of music, testimonies, speakers, and food.
The Ministries of Red Clay Ministries, Inc.
Red Clay M.O.M.
LaLa's Big Bible Dream--an affiliate of Red Clay Ministries
LaLa's Big Bible Dream--an affiliate of Red Clay Ministries
Ministry Leader: Sandy Jones
Red Clay M.O.M. [Mothers On Mission] is a faith-based, weekly support group for mothers (grandmothers, wives, aunts, sisters, nieces, or any woman) who have a loved one in prison.
LaLa's Big Bible Dream--an affiliate of Red Clay Ministries
LaLa's Big Bible Dream--an affiliate of Red Clay Ministries
LaLa's Big Bible Dream--an affiliate of Red Clay Ministries
Ministry Leader: Lala
Lala had a dream when she was eight-years-old that she and her family were giving Bibles to prisoners. Since that dream, Lala's Big Bible Dream has given over 500 Bibles to prisoners.
Picture This--Video Ministry
LaLa's Big Bible Dream--an affiliate of Red Clay Ministries
Heartbound's Little Readers' Program*
Ministry Leader: Susie Hardie
The "Picture This" video ministry films and streams videos of testimonies, stories, and Bibles Studies to send into the jails and prisons for inmates to view.
To view some the videos go to the Red Clay Ministries, Inc., YouTube Channel.
Heartbound's Little Readers' Program*
Freedom Focused Ministries--an affiliate ministry
Heartbound's Little Readers' Program*
Ministry Coordinator: Paulette Hill
Red Clay Volunteers video women incarcerated at West Central Integrated Treatment Facility reading books to their children. The Little Readers' Program is a program of Heartbound Ministries [Heartbound Ministries mails the DVD of the mother reading the book; the book; and a Children's Bible to the child. The children of the women at West Central receive a DVD and a book every three months from their mothers and/or grandmothers.
Freedom Focused Ministries--an affiliate ministry
Freedom Focused Ministries--an affiliate ministry
Freedom Focused Ministries--an affiliate ministry
Ministry Leaders:
Willie and
Ann-Maria Benton
BEING IMPRISONED ISN'T JUST A PHYSICAL THING!
Red Clay Ministries is pleased to be affiliated with Freedom Focused Ministries.
Whether an individual is in prison, released from prison, or never served time in prison, FREEDOM FOCUSED MINISTRIES is passionate about Encouraging, Equipping, and Empowering individuals to become FREE to live out their God-given purpose. Freedom Focused Ministries also serves as the liason for Red Clay with two ministries serving released felons. These two ministries are equipped to determine the needs of these men and women and equip them for success. Red Clay Ministries provides financial resources to meet the needs of those who are released.
Donate to Red Clay Ministries
Your support and contributions will enable us to continue to meet the goal of sharing the Love of Jesus Christ in the Correctional Community. We do this through programming; giving Bibles; giving Christmas gifts for inmates and their children; providing resources for prison and jail chaplains; providing hygiene products to inmates and detainees; and showing love and kindness to each individual we serve. Your generous donation will fund these ministries.
Red Clay Ministries is a non-profit organization and your donations are tax-deductible under the provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for 501(c)3 designated organizations.
