Our Mission
For those incarcerated, the Coalition of Churches in Prison Ministry seeks:
The Coalition of Churches in Prison Ministry (CoCiPM) carries out its mission through the provision of Christ-centered worship and educational services on at least a monthly basis, in adopted prison units, as decided by the Coalition and as approved by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
The Gift of Light Christmas Ministry
Christmas can be the darkest time of the year, if you are away from family and loved ones. The Coalition seeks to bring a little light to a dark situation to show God’s marvelous love so that all may come to know him and make Jesus Christ the Light of their lives.
Approximately 10,200 men and women of all races, all religious denominations, including Protestant, Catholic, and Muslim, all sorts of gangs, including Skinheads, Bloods, Crypts, and the Mexican Mafia make up the population at Boyd and Michael Prisons in Tennessee Colony and Teague, Texas. Many of these groups represent darkness. This small gift, in Jesus’ name, brings the Light!
The Gift of Light is one stick of deodorant, one tube of toothpaste, one bar of soap, one apple, one orange, some small pieces of hard candy and the Message of Christmas Card. Children from the Coalition’s churches will decorate white paper sacks for the gifts with the greeting, “Merry Christmas to My Brother in White.” The Christmas Message Card shares the true meaning of Christmas.
To deliver the Gifts of Light costs $20,000. You can provide this Gift of Light to a Brother or Sister in White with a donation of your choosing. The Coalition’s volunteers will take the gifts to the Prisons usually on the third weekend in December and actually deliver them directly to inmates in the name of The Light.
THE COALITION OF CHURCHES IN PRISON MINISTRY is a 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to share the love of God with those who are incarcerated. The Coalition is supported entirely by generous donations from Christian friends. It is composed of churches founded upon a belief in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ as the means to salvation. Individual membership is extended to those who believe in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Group membership is extended to faith-based organizations that support the mission of the Coalition.
The Annual Gift of Light Outreach needs people to color bags, people to stuff bags the Thursday before Christmas- location to be determined, and money to purchase the deodorant, toothpaste, and bars of soap that is distributed to every inmate in the adopted units.
Organization name
Coalition of Churches in Prison Ministry
Causes
Religion/Spiritual Focus
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Address
P. O. Box 225863