The Kairos Vision
A Community
From the Effects of Imprisonment
Reaching all Impacted by Incarceration,
Through the Love, Hope, and Faith
Found in Jesus Christ
Our Core Values
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Lay-led,
Christ Centered Ministry
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Empowerment while Building Accountability
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Continuing Ministry Model to Build Community
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Trustworthy, Respect, Love, & Stewardship
So, Just What is Kairos?
Our History
The first 3-day "short course in
Christianity" inside a prison was held at Union Correctional Institution in
Raiford, Florida, in the fall of 1976. It was called "Cursillo in Prison".
By 1978, several states were presenting the Cursillo in Prison program in their
prisons. As the ministry grew, Cursillo of Florida asked the group to more
closely align the program with inmate needs. In 1979 "Kairos" which in
Greek means "God's Special Time", was born. Today, this program is
referred to as Kairos Inside.
In the late '80s a chaplain at San Quentin Prison
sensed that incarcerated Kairos participants were now open to reuniting with
their families. The chaplain asked Kairos to create a program that might
minister to the female family members of the incarcerated. In April 1990,
the second of the Kairos programs, Kairos Outside, held their
first weekend in northern California.
Kairos Torch, Kairos's third
program, held its first weekend program in September 1997 at a youth facility in
Oklahoma. The Torch program is directed toward young people (under 25) who
are experiencing incarceration. With well trained mentor volunteers, Torch
encourages the youthful offenders to recognize their God-given potential, and
help them to develop skills to lead a productive life and have hope for the
future.
Kairos Prison Ministry Today
Our Future.
Kairos Inside, Kairos Outside
and Kairos Torch
- Three Programs which
together comprise Kairos Prison Ministry International. Kairos is an
international ministry with over 36,000 volunteers donating more than three
million hours of service every single year! These volunteers are bringing
the love of Christ to more than 472 prisons and communities and in 37 states and
9 countries including Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic,
Nicaragua, Honduras, Peru, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
There are also over 100
prisons worldwide which want the Kairos program, but Kairos does not have the
volunteers or resources to accommodate them.
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