Prison and Re-entry

NCC seeks to support and walk alongside justice-impacted people both within and outside of our church. This is done through direct ministry and local and national partnerships. Engaging with families who have a loved one who is or has been incarerated, praying over and responding to letters from individuals that are incarcerated, and seeking to engage with our local DC Jail.  

Ways to Get Involved:

• Love Justice (monthly, ongoing, and event based)- “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?” Isaiah 58:6 NIV. Our mission is to support NCC’s fulfillment of God’s call to bring peace and wholeness (shalom) to our brothers and sisters in prison, those reentering society, and families experiencing the incarceration of a loved one. We circle needs in prayer, visit and write those in prison, and welcome returning citizens and justice-impacted families, connecting them to needed resources at NCC and beyond. We gratefully partner with Prison Fellowship® to support Angel Tree programs, Second Chance Month and Justice Reform initiatives. For more information, please email our team.

• Prison Fellowship (ongoing and event based)- Every person is made in the image of God. No life is beyond His reach. Founded in 1976, Prison Fellowship® exists to serve all those affected by crime and incarceration and to see lives and communities restored in and out of prison—one transformed life at a time. Prison Fellowship engages through transforming the lives of prisons, caring for children and families, and advocating for justice that restores. Volunteer directly with Prison Fellowship and/or check out the Outrageous Justice Small Group (offered most semesters).