THE CALL TO ACTION
Pam Lychner State Jail was opened in 1995 as a minimum security facility. Currently it houses 2,200+ men.
The heart of the proposal is to be able to provide a facility where the men could receive cognitive training and reentry skills. At present there is not a large meeting area where the men can gather for a worship service. Currently there are two services on Saturday and two on Sunday which are being held in the education building with space for 75. Only 15% of the men in the facility are able to participate in a worship service each week.
Many volunteers from various denominations come to teach classes Monday through Friday. These classes are being held in the educational building in the evenings. A few classes are now being conducted in the dorm rooms because that is the only space available. 75% of the men are doing nothing during the day and would be available to take classes that would help them spiritually, as well as, preparing them for reentry.
The Chaplaincy department would like to see classes being offered during the day and more classes in the evenings to offer hope, direction, and encouragement to the men as they desire to grow in their faith. The Chaplain receives many requests from the men for the various classes, but there is no room to accommodate the requests that come into the office. As the Education department expands it limits the classrooms available to the Chaplaincy Dept. At present four classes are being offer five times a week for a total of twenty classes. A chapel building at Pam Lychner will offer hope and an opportunity for the men to grow in their faith and become productive citizens when they are released.
Pastor Oliver D. Stillwell
OUR MISSION
The mission of Lychner Chapel Project (“LCP”) is to construct a chapel complex at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Pam Lychner State Jail, to facilitate faith-based worship, and to assist facility staff in the mission of TDCJ, including successful reentry programming for the men incarcerated at the Pam Lychner State Jail.
PROPOSED LYCHNER
UNIT CHAPEL
Religious Service, Chaplaincy Program, Inmate Rehabilitation, Prison Volunteer, Rehabilitation Programs, Prison Volunteer
Correctional Facility, Prison, TDCJ, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Prisons, Texas State Jail, Incarceration
Chaplaincy, Prison Church, Prison Ministry, Religious Service.
Religious Service, Chaplaincy Program, Inmate Rehabilitation, Prison Volunteer, Rehabilitation Programs, Prison Volunteer
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OUR GOAL IS:
$2,500,000.00
DONATED SO FAR:
$2,429,192.59 TO GO
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WE NEED YOUR HELP
Join us in building the Pam Lychner State Jail Chapel. We need and value your help. Support our mission not only financially, but also by volunteering your time and talents to help build a place for the men of Pam Lychner to worship. The information on this form will be kept confidential and will help us find the most satisfying and appropriate volunteer opportunity for you. Thank you for your interest in helping us to build together!