Building Hope and Filling Needs

Col. Mike Edmondson and Capt. Danny Honeycutt unveil the name of the new

chapel . Changing Hearts Construction of the new chapel at the State Police Barracks is and Lives By under way, but we need your help to finish this important project. Building Chapels Over the past two years, our team has completed land surveying, soil testing, structural engineering, dirt work and the foundation. in Louisiana’s We are now erecting the metal building. We have sufficient funds to Prisons secure a roof over the enclosed building, but the time is now to complete and furnish this chapel.

The staff and inmates at the Police Barracks have worked hard Louisiana Prison Chapel and waited patiently. We need your help. On page 3, you will find a Foundation Wish List of supplies. Please consider helping us put the finishing 527 North Blvd. touches on this chapel. Baton Rouge, LA 70802 We have received a donation to build a designated space for the Phone: 225-931-7023 Bible College at Angola. Plans are underway and work should begin in January 2015. We continue to explore options of partnership with Fax: 225-344-0142 other entities to spread the Kingdom of God within correctional Email: [email protected] facilities and hope to discover other ways we can strengthen and build relationships with families and other ministries. Website: www. chapels.org

The continuation and growth of God’s work in Louisiana’s prisons is dependent on your prayers and your financial support. Feature Article on Please consider making a gift to the Louisiana Chapel Foundation work of the before year’s end. Foundation from The Baton Rouge Advocate

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Page 2 December 2014 Louisiana Prison Chapel Foundation

Building Hope

Besides building chapels in Louisiana prisons, the Louisiana Chapel Foundation plays another vital role in the state’s correction system – we are a vital liaison with the faith community, ensuring that they feel connected to the facilities in which they serve. The foundation helps make them more effective in their ministry.

The Chapel Foundation also helps spread the good news about how moral rehabilitation or restoration has changed the way Louisiana incarcerates people. Many times, the foundation lends an understanding ear to families of incarcerated individuals. Those family members are usually innocent bystanders who have been devastated and alienated by the crime of their loved one. They often need someone to understand their struggles and help them understand how the corrections system works and provide counsel on how to navigate it.

Our yearly operating budget not only funds the oversight of chapel construction, but all the other important work described above. All of that costs approximately $65,000 a year. This covers one salaried employee, insurance, postage, printing, computer and software, professional services, website management and telecommunications. At the end of 2014, we will be $25,000 short of balancing our annual budget.

The Foundation’s administrative costs are 10 percent of donations. Ninety percent of every dollar goes to building and furnishing chapels. In recent years, as we near the end of our scheduled building projects, we have found ourselves with a deficit.

If you believe the work and ministry of the chapel foundation should continue and extend beyond the simple building of chapels, please consider helping us with a financial contribution. Our director, Cindy Mann, or any board member, would be happy to speak with you and answer your questions about the work of the foundation.

Yes, I would like to support operations so we can continue to Build Hope.

Name:______Address: ______City/State/Zip:______Email address:______Telephone: ______Gift in Honor or Memory of: ______Address:______Please make checks payable to Louisiana Prison Chapel Foundation and place “Building Hope” on the memo line. 527 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802 225-931-3664 Donate online by credit card at www.chapels.org Contributions are deemed charitable under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in Section 501(c)3. Federal Tax ID #72-1314979

Christmas Wish List

Building Materials for New Beginning Chapel at State Police Barracks

Erect Metal Building $5,750.00 Ceiling Materials $7,500.00 Insulation $5,000.00 Flooring $8,775.00 Doors and Hardware $7,500.00 Paint and Supplies $2,000.00 Install Electrical Line $10,000.00 Steeple $5,000.00 Transformer $20,000.00 Sound System $8,000.00 Electrical and Lighting $31,500.00 Altar $1000.00 HVAC $16,500.00 Sheet Metal $300.00 Finishing Supplies $23,500.00 Code Fees $300.00

TOTAL: $152,625.00

*In the event that donations of supplies have been received in excess, remaining funds will be applied to other building materials.

Yes, I would like to help provide building materials for the New Beginning Chapel .

Name:______Address: ______City/State/Zip:______Email address:______Telephone: ______Gift in Honor or Memory of: ______Address:______Please make checks payable to Louisiana Prison Chapel Foundation and place State Police Barracks on the memo line. 527 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802 225-931-3664 Donate online by credit card at www.chapels.org Contributions are deemed charitable under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in Section 501(c)3. Federal Tax ID #72-1314979 Page 4 Changing Lives

Avoyelles Correctional Center Completed 2001 Cottonport, Louisiana

C. Paul Phelps Correctional Center Completed 2002 Honorary Chairpersons DeQuincy, Louisiana

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center Completed 2002 Governor and Mrs. Bobby St. Gabriel, Louisiana Jindal David Wade Correctional Center Completed 2002

Homer, Louisiana Honorary Board Members Louisiana State Penitentiary Camp D Completed 2002

Angola, Louisiana Former Governor Louisiana State Penitentiary Camp C Completed 2002 Kathleen B. Blanco & Angola, Louisiana Mr. Raymond S. Blanco Louisiana State Penitentiary Main Prison Completed 2006

Angola, Louisiana Former Governor and Mrs. Louisiana State Penitentiary Camp F Completed Oct. 2006 Murphy J. Foster, Jr. Angola, Louisiana

Winn Correctional Center Completed March 2007 George E. Foreman Winnfield, Louisiana

Dixon Correctional Institute Completed May 2008 Board Members Jackson, Louisiana

Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women Completed April 2009 Richard A. Johnson, III St. Gabriel, Louisiana President Rayburn Correctional Center Completed Nov. 2010 Charles H. Chatelain Angie, Louisiana Vice-President Forcht- Wade Correctional Center Completed April 2011 Jeffery E. Travis Keithville, Louisiana Treasurer Avoyelles Correctional Center Expansion Completed July 2011 Michael R. Holland Cottonport, Louisiana Secretary St. Augustine Chapel Renovation Completed Dec. 2011 N. Burl Cain Angola, Louisiana Donovan K. Hudson Our Lady of Guadalupe at Main Prison Completed Dec. 2013 Rev. C. Dana Krutz Angola, Louisiana Richard L. Stalder Pointe Coupee Detention Center Under Renovation Troy N. Terrell New Roads, Louisiana Louisiana State Police Barracks Under Construction Executive Director Zachary, Louisiana Cindy Mann Bible College Under Construction Angola, Louisiana Allen Correctional Center Kinder, Louisiana

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