A better time for new beginnings

We are used to thinking of change in January. New Year’s resolutions urge us to improve ourselves through effort and determination. Yet the…

Supporting grief behind bars

Prison Fellowship has been working in partnership with AtaLoss to pilot The Bereavement Journey® in prisons across England — and the results are encouraging.  AtaLoss has published findings…

Living Christ’s Mercy, Justice and Hope

Christians unite to strengthen prison ministry On Tuesday 10 March, around 120 church leaders, charity representatives, prison chaplains, volunteers and people with lived…

Choices, temptations and hope

  One thing I often say when I’m visiting prisons is simple but powerful: you do have choices. Prison can feel like a long…

Speed dial prayers

Who do you call when life feels heavy? Whether we speak over the phone or reach out by text, most of us have…

Volunteer focus: Pastoral Care

Many prison volunteers reach a point where they begin to sense a quiet question forming: Is there something more I could offer? Not…

Between Christmas and Easter

We know frustratingly little about the boyhood of Jesus. But Luke gives us a tantalising glimpse in an episode set when Jesus was…

Finding a way back

In Luke 15, we find a powerful story about forgiveness: a wayward son returning home after choosing to follow his own path in…

Twelve Days of Prison Christmas

Not long ago, I visited a prison where the prisoners had written their own version of a Christmas song: ‘Twelve Days of Prison Christmas.’ Each…

“I can honestly say that I never had as much satisfaction when I worked as I do now as a volunteer.” — Arthur, Chaplaincy Support volunteer

Volunteer with PF

Volunteers are the life-blood of our organisation, and what they do in the lives of those in prison and as they pray, is incredibly valuable. If you are looking to use your time to support some of the most marginalised people in our society to transform their lives, then volunteering could be for you.

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