Help may soon be on the way for over crowded religious services at Pender Correctional Institution.
Chaplain Jim Spiritosanto says he has to turn people away from worship services.
Sunday services are held in the prison's visitation area, but there are more prisoners than chairs.
A local group hopes to raise money for a new prison chapel to address some of the space needs.
Pender Correctional Community Resource Council, a group of Onslow and Pender County residents, is spearheading the fundraising.
The proposed chapel would be housed next to the prison's existing gym and would seat 200.
Repent and seek "GOD" retards
For most of you that made any of these negative comments... You need to repent and Seek GOD. If you were really believers you wouldn't be so ignorant. It's good that these inmates want to get close to GOD, there is a reason for everything and if God's purpose is for these inmates to seek GOD, you'll shouldnt be so negative about it. Those who fear him lack nothing! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Always talking about your tax dollars.... What's up with that? Let the Goverment do whatever they think it's best.... You act like you pay so much.... Always complaining about something... "GET A LIFE" (No one leaves this world with out paying for their sins so please SHUT UP... and start paying for your sins "That's what you need to worry about" please do this before you burn in HELL)
The bible makes it very clear that God is the righteous Judge who hates evil. But the golden thread that runs through the Bible is the courd of His mercy. He is the merciful one who reaches out to sinners and forgives all those who turn to Him.
I will pray for you negative people tonight that God encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
God is the only one that will ensure that justice prevails. Therefore we do not need to become enraged and bitter about the unfairness in the world. Leave the final judgement to God.
prisoners church
This is like in high school when there is a meeting in the gym, you go to get out of class not cause you care about the meeting. These guys just want to get out of their cells for any reason. If they were so worried about god they wouldn't be there in the first place.
Buy a BIG tent and 5 gallon buckets for seats. Do this in the blazing summer and see how many show up then.
They have too much as it is
I just hope they don't use any of our tax money to pay for these thugs' new chapel. As far as I'm concerned, they have too much freedom as it is. Take away the TVs. Take away all their free time and make them go outside and do some work. At least try to put my tax money to good use
INMATES
SO NOW, AFTER THEY HAVE COMMITTED CRIMES, THEY WANT TO SEE IF GOD CAN HELP THEM? WOW, ANYTHING TO MAKE THEM THINK IT WILL GET THEM OUT EARLY.
What else is there to cling
What else is there to cling to in jail? And isn't God SUPPOSED to help people who are repentant? And if they are just claiming to have "gotten religion" while in jail, so what? Even if they don't really mean it, that fact alone won't get them released any earlier.