Chaplains Cauthorne & Reagan Attend ACCC Annual Convention
Chaplains Clifton Cauthorne (Red Onion State Prison) and Randy Reagan (Wallens Ridge State Prison) traveled to the American Council of Christian Churches’ Annual Convention held on October 25-27, 2022 in Carlisle, PA. The ACCC is their endorsing agency. Chaplain Cauthorne shared with us: “It was a blessing and encouragement to be in general sessions and […]
GraceInside at the Dover Baptist Association’s Missions & Ministry Fair
GraceInside is always on the move. The Dynamic Duo (Rev. Randy Myers, President, and Rev. Lois Carter, Outreach & Community Relations Manager) were joined by Office Manager/Executive Assistant Mr. Lee Hargrave (who Randy calls “the brains behind GraceInside”) at the Dover Baptist Association’s Missions & Ministry Fair, held on Sunday afternoon, October 23, 2022, at […]
Powerful KAIROS Closing at Pocahontas State Correctional Center
During the weekend of October 22, 2022, Chaplain Darrell Hunley and and the Kairos Team at Pocahontas State Correctional Center offered the traditional “open mic” segment of the Kairos Closing to the inmate program participants/graduates. The Holy Spirit moved in a powerful way, helping 16 inmates to express how God had moved in their lives […]
Chaplain Ashton Brock Attends North American Mission Board (NAMB) Annual Chaplains Training Retreat in October 2022
The Chaplains Commission of the North American Mission Board (NAMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) provides denominational endorsement to over 3,700 Chaplains in the following categories: Community Services, Corporate, Correctional, Disaster Relief, Healthcare, Military, and Public Safety. This endorsement signifies that the endorsed Chaplain is a Minister and Chaplain in good standing with their […]
The Little Match Girl
Yet What Can I Give Him? Give My Heart! Have you read the Christmas fairy tale, The Little Match Girl? As you reflect on this Christmas season, read the famous story below: “The Little Match Girl” by Hans Christian Anderson It was so terribly cold. Snow was falling, and it was almost dark. Evening came, […]
Fellowship with Ministry Partners
Hot dogs, hamburgers, watermelon, and soft drinks. I would say it’s a picnic! On July 16, 2022, Kairos Prison Ministry had a statewide picnic for their Team Leaders/Members. They had two keynote speakers. One was Rev. Bernie Morris, Religious Advisor/DOC Liaison, and the other was Cameron Manuel, a former inmate of VADOC (and a gifted […]
Prison Baptisms are Back!
It has been over two years since COVID-19 hit the world. The death toll was in the hundreds of thousands in the U.S. and in the millions worldwide. There were so many unknowns when this hit, and none of us was sure what to do at the time. Everything seemed to come to a standstill. […]
A Fond Farewell to BGAV Executive Director John Upton
On July 19th, there were TWO bittersweet meetings/events held at Lakewood Manor in Henrico. First, during the day there was Dr. John Upton’s final annual meeting with all of the BGAV Agency Executives (including our President, Rev. J. Randy Myers). Then in the evening there was a two-part dinner celebration honoring John and promoting Ascent, […]
“Summer of Passion” Campaign Drawing to a Close
Summer is time to energize the soul by taking a summer vacation, a brisk walk, and sitting quietly on the beach. These last few years have been very hard for most of us (in so many ways, including financially). GraceInside wants to thank every one of our supporters for their generous donations over the years […]
GraceInside Staff Changes & Updates as of Fall 2022
They say that all good things must come to an end! Chaplain Michael Blythe (who served at Greensville Corr. Ctr. – S-1 Cluster to a number of years and more recently at Halifax Corr. Unit and at Baskerville Corr. Ctr.) left our ministry as of July 31st, 2022. Chaplain Blythe has been called to shepherd […]
