PCA Welcomes New Life Prison Community!!

By Mary Mortenson, PCA Director

The board and staff of Prison Congregations of America, Inc. join me in extending a warm welcome to New Life Prison Community, as the 20^th worshipping community developed through the PCA model!  Like the other nineteen before them, the inmates are the members, led by a trained pastor from the outside and supported by churches and individuals on the outside.  Like the other members of the PCA family, New Life Prison Community has denominational support and oversight, guaranteeing accountability and succession.  The Christian Reformed Church, of which New Life is a part, also claims Cornerstone Prison Church in Sioux Falls, SD and Celebration Fellowship in Ionia, MI.  While each prison worshipping community, including New Life, has its own personality, all share some powerful characteristics.  All seek to establish a safe environment in which inmates can mature and practice their faith.  All seek to treat everyone with dignity and acceptance.  All are changing lives on both sides of the razor wire.  It is beautiful ministry, and we thank God for Pr. Rick and Rose Admiraal and all who choose to give their time and energy to New Life Prison Community.