Louisiana Prison Chapel Foundation Newsletter 2014

Building Hope and Filling Needs
Col. Mike Edmondson and Capt. Danny
Honeycutt unveil the name of the new
chapel .
Construction of the new chapel at the State Police Barracks is
under way, but we need your help to finish this important project.
Over the past two years, our team has completed land surveying,
soil testing, structural engineering, dirt work and the foundation.
We are now erecting the metal building. We have sufficient funds to
secure a roof over the enclosed building, but the time is now to
complete and furnish this chapel.
Changing Hearts
and Lives By
Building Chapels
in Louisiana’s
Prisons
The staff and inmates at the Police Barracks have worked hard
and waited patiently. We need your help. On page 3, you will find a
Wish List of supplies. Please consider helping us put the finishing
touches on this chapel.
Louisiana Prison Chapel
Foundation
We have received a donation to build a designated space for the
Bible College at Angola. Plans are underway and work should begin
in January 2015. We continue to explore options of partnership with
other entities to spread the Kingdom of God within correctional
facilities and hope to discover other ways we can strengthen and
build relationships with families and other ministries.
Phone: 225-931-7023
The continuation and growth of God’s work in Louisiana’s prisons
is dependent on your prayers and your financial support.
Please consider making a gift to the Louisiana Chapel Foundation
before year’s end.
527 North Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Fax: 225-344-0142
Email: [email protected]
Website: www. chapels.org
Feature Article on
work of the
Foundation from
The Baton Rouge
Advocate
Follow this hyperlink to
view article:
http://tinyurl.com/cmqohz2
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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
Insulation
Doors and Hardware
Install Electrical Line
Transformer
Electrical and Lighting
HVAC
Finishing Supplies
$5,750.00
$5,000.00
$7,500.00
$10,000.00
$20,000.00
$31,500.00
$16,500.00
$23,500.00
TOTAL:
Ceiling Materials
Flooring
Paint and Supplies
Steeple
Sound System
Altar
Sheet Metal
Code Fees
$7,500.00
$8,775.00
$2,000.00
$5,000.00
$8,000.00
$1000.00
$300.00
$300.00
$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
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Changing Lives
Avoyelles Correctional Center
Cottonport, Louisiana
C. Paul Phelps Correctional Center
DeQuincy, Louisiana
Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
St. Gabriel, Louisiana
David Wade Correctional Center
Homer, Louisiana
Louisiana State Penitentiary Camp D
Angola, Louisiana
Louisiana State Penitentiary Camp C
Angola, Louisiana
Louisiana State Penitentiary Main Prison
Angola, Louisiana
Louisiana State Penitentiary Camp F
Angola, Louisiana
Winn Correctional Center
Winnfield, Louisiana
Dixon Correctional Institute
Jackson, Louisiana
Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women
St. Gabriel, Louisiana
Rayburn Correctional Center
Angie, Louisiana
Forcht- Wade Correctional Center
Keithville, Louisiana
Avoyelles Correctional Center Expansion
Cottonport, Louisiana
St. Augustine Chapel Renovation
Angola, Louisiana
Our Lady of Guadalupe at Main Prison
Angola, Louisiana
Pointe Coupee Detention Center
New Roads, Louisiana
Louisiana State Police Barracks
Zachary, Louisiana
Bible College
Angola, Louisiana
Allen Correctional Center
Kinder, Louisiana
Completed 2001
Completed 2002
Completed 2002
Completed 2002
Completed 2002
Completed 2002
Completed 2006
Completed Oct. 2006
Completed March 2007
Completed May 2008
Completed April 2009
Honorary Chairpersons
Governor and Mrs. Bobby
Jindal
Honorary Board Members
Former Governor
Kathleen B. Blanco &
Mr. Raymond S. Blanco
Former Governor and Mrs.
Murphy J. Foster, Jr.
George E. Foreman
Board Members
Richard A. Johnson, III
President
Completed Nov. 2010
Charles H. Chatelain
Completed April 2011
Jeffery E. Travis
Treasurer
Michael R. Holland
Completed July 2011
Completed Dec. 2011
Completed Dec. 2013
Under Renovation
Under Construction
Under Construction
Vice-President
Secretary
N. Burl Cain
Donovan K. Hudson
Rev. C. Dana Krutz
Richard L. Stalder
Troy N. Terrell
Executive Director
Cindy Mann
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