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Emmaus Correspondence School–St LouisSet Free Ministries Of Mo & IL
PO Box 22006
St Louis, MO 63126-0006
Why donate to Set Free Ministries?
The Reality
people are on probation, in jail or prison, or on parole (over 7,300,000) — 1 in every 31 adults
7.3M+
prisoners held in state and federal prisons and local jails (nearly 2,300,000)
2.3M
prisoners are on death row
3,200+
of released prisoners are rearrested within 3 years
67%
- Men are over 8 times more likely than women to be incarcerated.
- 687,700 state prisoners are serving time for a violent offense.
- The average prison sentence for a violent offender is 90 months.
- The recidivism rate is highest among drug and property offenders.
The ECS Prison Ministry Works!
Read about the real-life impact of our ministry.
“I was totally corrupt, and that lifestyle nearly cost me my life on the operating table because of numerous stab wounds. I lost everything in prison, but through the process I came to really know Christ. Your Bible courses like Guide to Christian Growth have helped me a lot, revealing things I never knew about the Lord Jesus. Pray that during my 20 year sentence I will walk in righteousness.”
“For over 25 years, I’ve been incarcerated behind these iron bars and walls of stone and concrete. I never thought that I’d ever have anything to do with religion. But then one day in the mail came my first Bible correspondence course. I’ve been studying the lessons and have received Jesus Christ as Savior, and now I truly cannot believe what has been happening to me! I feel like I’ve been transformed, molded, and set free, even while incarcerated.”
The Only Answer is Jesus Christ.
“I do not know of any more fertile ground for the gospel in all of the United States than our jails and prisons. Where else can you find so many broken, hurting, lonely people all collected together in one small space? Where else can you enter a community where so many of its members have been humbled? Think about this! I often ask them, 'How many of you would have given me two minutes of your time when you were out on the streets?' The answer, almost always, is none of them. Then I announce that God, in His great mercy and compassion, has slowed them down long enough to consider the claims of the gospel and has put them in a gracious state to receive it!”