Some Sabbath keeping inmates are so dedicated to their faith and each other that they have formed inmate communities on their units. These communities study, pray and worship together (if possible), see to each others needs as best they can, hold each other accountable for proper behavior, and seek to combine their efforts in obtaining services and other things with which to properly practice their faith. We at Sabbath Keepers Fellowship applaud their efforts, dedication and sincerity. You can participate with us in helping these communities of believers with their needs by making a donation or becoming a volunteer.  If you have any questions about these inmate communities, please contact us. The following is a brief description of some of these communities:

Shearith Yisrael Community

Michael Unit, Tennessee Colony, TX

      Our community at the Michael unit prison currently has 25 members. We are an eclectic group comprised of believers from Messianic, Yahwist, Jewish and Adventist faiths. For many years we were a scattered number of believers but have, recently, been blessed to form a cohesive community. With the help of our Father  YHWH and our new Chaplain, Ms. Lowry, a single Passover service was provided which served to bring us all together as a community. The Passover service was a huge success and a miracle blessing! Since that time we have studied, worshipped, and prayed together as often as we can, most often during our recreation periods. We are currently allowed Sabbath services once per month, but we are working hard towards forming weekly worship services here on our unit. At this time, we lack enough freeworld volunteers and final permission from our Warden and Chaplain. We are currently studying Torah, Hebrew, liturgical prayer, and the 613 commandments of YHWH. We need the help and prayers of all who will give them. Our community of believers badly needs prayer shawls and prayer books. We thank our Father in heaven for His blessings, and Sabbath Keepers Fellowship for all their help.          

Ha Notzyrim Community

McConnell Unit, Beeville, TX

      We are an 8 year old community consisting of approximately 100+ men. We are currently allowed two Sabbath services per month which are led by freeworld volunteers and averages an attendance of  about 50 men. Our community consists primarily of believers from the Messianic Jewish, Sacred Name, and Churches of God faiths. We are blessed with a “Leadership Team” which consists of several inmates who serve the greater community through their various “helps” ministries. The subjects of our study are varied but include Hebrew and the laws of Torah. We are in need of freeworld volunteers so we can have more weekly Sabbath services. Additional ministry volunteers are always welcomed and much needed. We also need Sacred Name Bibles, Hebrew language instructional books and tallitot. We are also praying for someone to donate a shofar to our community. We always need your prayers and sincerely appreciate all the help we receive.  

Beth’Hazur Kehilla Community of Darrington

Darrington Unit, Rosharon, TX

      We are a small, close-knit community of 6-8 believers. Our community is 5 years old and consists of men from backgrounds that include Assemblies of God, Catholic, Christian, and Jewish. One of the men in our community came from a hard gang related lifestyle and is now one of the strongest believing members of our group. We have erev Shabbat (Friday evening) services with a freeworld volunteer which consists of prayers to welcome the Sabbath and study the weekly Torah portion. We are blessed to have 2 Messianic Rabbis who come every other week to lead our worship services. We had a Wednesday afternoon Hebrew study class but it was cancelled for lack of a volunteer. A few of our community’s needs are: Siddurim (prayer books), tallitot (prayer shawls), kippurim (Jewish men’s headcoverings), and Sacred Name Bibles. We are also looking for freeworld volunteers that can come to lead services either during the week or on Sabbath mornings.

 
We are learning of more inmate communities that have formed across Texas and the US. We will be posting information on these communities in the next few months, so please visit this page again soon for updates!

     Sabbath Keepers Fellowship & Prison Ministry is a 501(c)(3) charity and all of your donations are tax deductible. Receipts for your donations will be mailed to you upon request. 100% of all monies received by Sabbath Keepers Fellowship are used to support our inmate beneficiaries, and no employee or director of our ministry receives a salary or monthly compensation of any kind.

 

This page last updated 10/25/09