June 2022

Donate to GraceInside’s “Summer of Passion” campaign – July 1-September 5 – to help us raise $50,000 and provide second chances to “the least of these!” Have you ever made a bad decision or a poor choice? And have you ever been given a SECOND CHANCE – the chance to make things right and to

GraceInside has had quite a few Chaplain changes in recent times (especially over this past year). Chaplain Curtis Wall has retired as Chaplain at Lunenburg Corr. Ctr. and Baskerville Corr. Ctr. We thank him for his faithful service and wish him every good blessing!  Baskerville has been filled (see below), and we are in the

On April 5, 2022, we were able to hold our first “New Chaplain Training/Orientation Day” (live and in person!) since prior to the pandemic.  Needless to say, we had quite a backlog of new Chaplains that had been waiting to go through this important training.  This training was led by our very own Bernie Morris,

Dr. John Upton, Jr. began serving as the Executive Director of the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV) in 2001 and has served the BGAV in that role for over 20 years. John had been the group leader of the BGAV’s Mission Mobilization Group since 1995.  John has brought so many positive things to the

A group of eight GraceInside Chaplains and Staff Members were blessed and privileged to attend the 10th Annual Summit of the CMCA (Correctional Ministries & Chaplains Association) in New Orleans, LA, on May 27-28, 2022.  The event was held at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (and was the first “live” summit CMCA has had

On April 24-27, 2022, Baptist Chaplaincy Relations (BCR – a partnership between Texas Baptists and Virginia Baptists) offered a special training for various types of Chaplains (including a Correctional Chaplaincy Training Track).   The following GraceInside Chaplains and Staff were able to participate: Dawson Bailey Janice Broadie Ashton Brock Clifton Cauthorne Oscar Grant Patrick Jones

On March 1, 2022, GraceInside welcomed two new employees to our Central Staff: Rev. Lois Carter, Outreach & Community Relations Manager; and Mrs. Meghan Wilson, Digital Content Specialist. Rev. Lois Carter holds a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree, is an Ordained Baptist Minister, is an Endorsed Chaplain (through Baptist Chaplaincy Relations), and has her own

Our very own Chaplain Jerusha Moses has had a journey of hardship, but God had a purpose for her life. A little introduction on Jerusha Moses: Jerusha is from India. Her grandparents worked as prison administrators and institutional wardens. Her parents served as medical missionaries and pastors. As young teens, both Jerusha and her little

From April 1st through April 30th, 2022, we held our Annual Easter Campaign!!! What a blessing! Our supporters came out full force and more than met the challenge we had set forth. Our goal was $25,000, but our donors went beyond that and we’re so grateful. We raised nearly $29,000, and with that, we’re able

GraceInside has been around since 1920.  What a journey – to provide Chaplains for and to minister to literally thousands of incarcerated men and women in Virginia’s state prisons over the years! GraceInside’s original name was “The Interdenominational Religious Work Foundation.”  After several decades, the name was changed to “Chaplain Service of the Churches of