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Supporting Biblical solutions to criminal justice problems since 1996

Board of Directors

Jerry Groom
Jerry Groom		 Jerry has almost fifty years of ministry experience that includes foreign missionary to Europe, college professor, pastor military and state prison chaplain, and Administrator of Chaplaincy programs for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from 1993-98.  He directed Exodus Ministries, Inc. in Dallas, Texas, from 2000-2004.  Presently employed with the Windham School District, in Huntsville, Texas as coordinator of Transitional Services. Contact Jerry Groom
Mark Pickett
Mark Pickett

Associate Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Huntsville, TX. Formerly with TDCJ as Regional and Correctional Chaplain.  Contact Pastor Pickett

Richard Lopez
Chaplain Richard Lopez

Huntsville, Texas

Entered the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Chaplaincy Department at the Ellis Unit in Huntsville in 1990; promoted to Regional Program Administrator in 1996. Richard is the voice on Catholic issues for TDCJ and the coordinator of the execution process for Chaplaincy since 2000. Contact Chaplain Lopez

David Umfreville
David Umfreville

New York State

Served 25 years with First Baptist Church of Dallas as Director of Prison and Jail  Ministries.  In late 2006 David answered God's call to moved to New York to found prison and jail ministry in areas of New York and Canada. Contact Chaplain Umfreville

 

 

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