By Staff, Baptist Message
ANGOLA – The deadline is quickly approaching to submit forms necessary to participate in the annual Louisiana Baptist Angola Prison Revival.
Set for Sept. 16-17 on the grounds of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, the annual event will feature revival services and one-on-one Gospel presentations with inmates throughout the weekend.
The Angola revival has taken place since 1995, the year New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary held its first class at the prison extension center.
The first day of the revival begins at 5 p.m. with a time of worship and ends around 8 p.m. that evening. The revival continues the following day at 9:30 a.m., with an opportunity to visit one-on-one with inmates, before ending at 2 p.m. Only males are eligible to participate in the revival.
Because of a lack of housing, the prison is not offering housing on campus. Though meals are not provided, participants may bring snack items to enjoy in their vehicles.
“Louisiana Baptists’ Angola Prison Revival provides our volunteers a way to touch lives who quickly lose contact with the outside world,” said Keith Manuel, evangelism associate for Louisiana Baptists. “The average inmate has little contact with family or friends after seven years in the prison system.
“If you want your men to learn how to share their faith, the Angola Revival is a great event for a person to have many witnessing opportunities in a short period of time,” he said. “When this happens, that man returns to his community with the confidence he can share his faith effectively.”
Those wishing to take part in the revival must complete security clearance forms by Aug. 29. The forms may be emailed to suzanne.sheridan@louisianabaptists.org.
Security clearance forms as well as a document of “do’s and don’ts for volunteers” is available for download at louisianabaptists.org/event/angola-revival. For additional information, call Manuel at 800.622.6549.
