WHO WE ARE
Broken Chains Ministry is a faith based non profit missions organization, headquartered in the Summit County Jail in Akron, Ohio. We are governed by and accountable to our board of advisors comprised of local business and community leaders.
WHAT WE DO
Believing that God loves every person that He created, we are specifically called to take the Gospel of Jesus to men and women that have gone astray of both God and man’s law, to the point of becoming incarcerated.
HOW WE DO IT
Broken Chains Ministry is reaching out to both those that
are currently incarcerated and to those in various stages of re-entry with the love of Christ as outlined in Matthew 25:35-36.
In partnership with local churches, volunteers, agencies, and organizations,
we are laboring to reduce the number of people that will return to a life of crime, thereby affecting the safety and the lives of people in our community.
This will be done by encouraging deep seated relationships with Jesus and His church, discipling them through His Word, and accountability to His church. Matthew 28:18-20, Colossians 1:28-29
WHY WE DO IT
Obedience to Scripture- Matthew 28:18-20 This is our Jerusalem.
• In Summit County Jail, approximately 16,000
men and women will be incarcerated this year.
• At any given time, there are approximately
600+ inmates in Summit County Jail.
In the state of Ohio penal and correctional
facilities the following applies:
• 67% come from a broken or dysfunctional
home
• 95% of men in prison had no father figure
• 67% have prior prison records (recidivism)
• 75% have drug/alcohol abuse issues
• 80% of female inmates have been physically,
mentally, sexually, or emotionally abused
• 50% of male inmates have been physically or
mentally abused
• 40% are below the literacy rate that would
allow them to function normally in society
The September 2004 Crossroad News states that “Barna Research, Prison Fellowship and New York University all discovered a 60 percent reduction in the recidivism rate when prisoners have been discipled during incarceration … most discipled prisoners will never commit crime again…ever.”
The odds are stacked against these individuals and the only true hope they have is to be found in the truth of God’s word and the love of Christ and of His people.