Prison Ministry (Kairos)

The mission of the Kairos Prison Ministry is to bring Christ's love and forgiveness to all incarcerated individuals, their families and those who work with them, and to assist in the transition of becoming a productive citizen.

Upcoming Events

Camp Suwanee
Christian Advent Village
Dowling Park, Florida

Directions to Camp Suwannee:

Advent Christian Village (ACV) is located in Dowling Park, Florida, in North-Central Florida about midway between Tallahassee and Jacksonville. Neighboring towns are Live Oak, Madison, and Gainesville, Florida, and Valdosta, Georgia.

DIRECTIONS:

Westbound: Exit I-10 at exit #283, US 129 for Live Oak. Proceed south on US 129 into Live Oak and turn right onto SR 51 (11th St.). At the circular intersection, exit the round about for Hwy 51 and proceed to Hwy 250 (right) or exit the roundabout at Hwy 136 toward Dowling Park. Both roads lead to ACV.

Eastbound: Exit 1-10 at exit #258 Hwy 53, Madison, FL. Proceed south on Hwy 53 for 14 miles, turning left onto Hwy 250. Cross the Suwannee River and proceed approximately 1/2 mile to the sign for a left turn onto the campus of Advent Christian Village.

What Is Kairos Outside?

Kairos Outside is a Christian weekend retreat for women who have loved ones that are, or have been, incarcerated. These women’s loved ones could either be held in federal or state prison, county jails or in some sort of drug/addiction rehabilitation treatment center. These women come from all socio-economic levels within the community and in various places on their Christian faith journey. However, they have so much in common. All come from a place where they have been isolated in some way due to the incarceration of their loved one.

The Kairos Outside weekend is a retreat for these women to fellowship with each other while basking in God’s unconditional love. During the retreat, the women hear between 12 and 15 talks/meditations touching on the topics of Choices, Forgiveness, Anger, Isolation, Christian Community and others. In congruence with the healing that takes place on the weekend for many of these women, the most tangible benefit these women receive is the instant community of fellow believers they leave with whom they can pray, play and just ‘be’ with. They come together as individuals, yet leave as a community -- a loving Christian community where they don’t have to explain the frustrations of visitation, the agony of not knowing where a loved one is because s/he has been moved in the middle of the night, and the worry of their loved one’s safety and spiritual well-being.

This weekend retreat is put on by women, and men, who love God and have a desire to support women who love ones which society has chosen to lock away. Please support Kairos Outside with your prayers, presence (angel duty and/or attendance at closing) and gifts.

What is Kairos Prison Ministry?

Kairos Prison Ministry is a body of ministries addressing the spiritual needs of incarcerated men, women and children, to their families and to those who work in the prison environment. Kairos sprang from the Cursillo movement and is supported by volunteers from Cursillo and those other movements that consider Cursillo as their root. Although a separate ministry, Kairos has received the blessing and encouragement of 4th Day movements such as Cursillo, National Episcopal Cursillo, Presbyterian Cursillo, Lutheran Via de Cristo, The Upper Room's Walk To Emmaus, and independently ecumenical Tres Dias. Kairos Prison Ministry is a ministry rather than a movement.

Kairos is a ministry of the church .. a ministry of the apostles whom Jesus, the Christ, has called into community and sent forth into the environment of the correctional institution. Kairos has been called the best example of the early church in existence today. Click link here: www.kairosprisonministry.org.

Bobby Carrouth and the Wakulla Correctional Institute Celebrate Recovery Graduation 8-14-07

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