The Prison Ministry 

     The mission of Friendship Baptist Church Prison Ministry is to provide a religious foundation and basic knowledge of scripture and an understanding of God and spirituality. It is our mission to assist inmates with re-entry into society through shelter, education, religion, and job training. The Friendship Baptist Church Prison Ministry is a ministry of volunteers that conduct worship services in cooperation with the Department of Correction Chaplaincy Service.

It is the goal of our ministry to provide the individual that we have contact with a solid foundation of religion and spirituality that will help begin to rebuild their lives, self-respect, and future; through the support systems set up through the our Prison Ministry. The Friendship Baptist Church of Stratford Prison Ministry is comprised of the President, Rev. Timoth Spain and Minister Aaron M. Best, and was established in May 31, 2010

"The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.  But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!” The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” Acts 16: 22-30