Guest Visits at the Garratt Street Centre—16 May 2021

Peter will be our guest on Sunday 16 May at the Garratt Street Centre. He is the NSW/ACT State Manager of Prison Fellowship in Australia.

For several years, Tuggeranong Baptist Church supported Angel Tree which is one of the programs of the Fellowship.

About Prison Fellowship : In Australia.

In 1979 a group of Christian men from several Australian States arranged for the founder of Prison Fellowship, Charles “Chuck” Colson, to come to Australia for the premiere of his film, “Born Again”. While he was here, Chuck spoke to several large assemblies and some smaller groups, and out of these came the motivation to start Prison Fellowship in Australia.

A national working group was formed, and by 1981 Australia became just the third chartered member of Prison Fellowship International. We are now a strong national organisation with a presence in every State and Territory, enjoying productive partnerships with each State-based Correctional Department and running programs both inside and outside correctional centres.

Across Australia there are over 1000 volunteer men and women visiting prisoners, running programs in prisons, organising camps and providing Christmas presents for prisoners’ children, supporting ex- prisoners when they are released, playing sports, running in-prison Bible studies, and providing many other services.

We rely on donations from individuals and churches for the majority of our financial needs and we are constantly humbled by our partnership with those who support this work.

In all we do, we seek to bring a message of hope and change for prisoners, ex-offenders and their families.