Our Mission

Goal:

   To bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to inmates in jails and prisons. All people have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. His Son, Jesus Christ, offers us redemption and salvation, new life and eternal life. This is our message to prisoners, men and women of all races and ages.

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures...1 Corinthians 15: 3-4

   For God’s glory, the proclamation of the gospel and the edification of believers, Prison Discipleship Ministry carries out a discipleship and teaching ministry to those who are, or have been, incarcerated in the jail and prison facilities located in the central Virginia area.  PDM conducts this ministry under the authority of the James River Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America. 

Purpose:

1. To evangelize and disciple people who are incarcerated in area jails and prisons.
2. To evangelize and disciple men and women in recovery houses after their release from incarceration, through regular Bible studies and preaching. 
3. To coordinate and facilitate re-entry into the church and society those who are released from incarceration. This is done through diaconal ministry for personal needs as well as assisting with finding church homes, jobs and more permanent residences.
4. To recruit, mobilize and train volunteers who are members of local Bible-believing churches.  This includes helping in the current facilities as well as enabling us to expand the PDM reach to more facilities of all types, as well as ministry to the individual needs.
5. To meet with local churches and individuals to educate them about PDM and to make them aware of the needs of these people and thus build an infrastructure of churches supporting the work in all areas of this ministry.

As a ministry of the James River Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America, we hold to the Westminster Standards:  The Westminster Confession of Faith, The Larger Catechism, and The Shorter Catechism.

We use the Westminster Standards to teach and disciple men and women in the Christian faith.

Use this link to read more about the Westminster Standards:
https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/westminster-confession-faith/

The James River Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America encompasses churches in the greater central Virginia region, including the Fredericksburg area, the metropolitan Richmond area, and Hopewell.

The James River Presbytery consists of 21 organized churches and mission churches as well as Reformed University Fellowship ministry at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.

The churches of the James River Presbytery are:

Richmond

All Saints Reformed Presbyterian Church

Stony Point Church

Church Hill Presbyterian Church

City Church of Richmond

Crown & Joy Presbyterian Church

Northside Church of Richmond

West End Presbyterian Church

Fredericksburg

Evident Grace Fellowship

New City Fellowship

New Life in Christ Church

New Life Korean Church

Hopewell

River’s Edge Bible Church

West End Presbyterian Church

West Hopewell Presbyterian Church

Midlothian

Spring Run Presbyterian Church

Sycamore Presbyterian Church

Mechanicsville

Grace Community Presbyterian Church

Chester

Centralia Presbyterian Church

Powhatan

Evergreen Community Church

King George

Grace Presbyterian Church

Stafford

Hope of Christ Presbyterian Church