Get Involved:

Feel free to join our monthly social justice committee meeting (currently on Zoom) on the fourth Tuesday throughout the year.

You can also get involved through learning, prayer, and action focused on criminal justice:

LEARN:  Participate in upcoming movie night (April 20 showing of Brian Stephenson’s Just Mercy) and forum hours (such as the May 1 Criminal Justice forum hour).

PRAY:  Pray for those you know – police, attorneys and judges, prisoners and their families, policymakers, those facing arrest or trial, and anyone else part of the system.   Pray for wisdom and discernment to those of us already involved in this Ministry and for yourself and others who God may be calling to it.   To pray for prisoners in the criminal justice system, consider joining virtual prayer teams at Kairos and Prison Fellowship.   

ACT:   Mentor, encourage, or support those coming out of jail or prison by volunteering with Guest House, Samaritan Ministry, or Offender Aid and Restoration.  Advocate for a more just and effective criminal justice system by getting involved with other Immanuelites who are part of the criminal justice education and advocacy efforts of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy.