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Pastors and churches have a crucial role to play when it comes to helping formerly incarcerated people reintegrate into society. Jermaine Wilson, whose life was changed through the ministry of Prison Fellowship, said when he got out of prison as an adult, his pastor was key in helping him rebuild his life.
“When I got out of prison, employers didn’t want to hire me because I had a criminal record. And landlords didn’t want to rent to me because I had a criminal record,” Wilson told ChurchLeaders. “And when my pastor found out, he provided me and my family with a place to live and also gave me an opportunity to work at the church as a janitor, which covered my rent.”
“And he also gave me an opportunity to be able to serve within the ministry. And by him giving me that opportunity,” said Wilson, “it empowered me and helped me to realize that even though…I’ve been to prison, you know, he still sees me as a person and not a person incarcerated.”
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“When I got out of prison, employers didn’t want to hire me because I had a criminal record. And landlords didn’t want to rent to me because I had a criminal record,” Wilson told ChurchLeaders. “And when my pastor found out, he provided me and my family with a place to live and also gave me an opportunity to work at the church as a janitor, which covered my rent.”
“And he also gave me an opportunity to be able to serve within the ministry. And by him giving me that opportunity,” said Wilson, “it empowered me and helped me to realize that even though…I’ve been to prison, you know, he still sees me as a person and not a person incarcerated.”
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Ex-Inmate Says Churches Hold the Key to Breaking America's Reentry Crisis
Prison Fellowship's Jermaine Wilson says pastors have a crucial role to play in helping formerly incarcerated people rebuild their lives.
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