Our Mission: christ-centered SUPPORT FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION AS THEY SEEK TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES

We are a volunteer-led, faith-based ministry serving primarily Johnson County KS providing Christ-centered spiritual support and encouragement to incarcerated individuals, as well as to ex-offenders, and their families, all of whom are seeking to rebuild their lives.

"I will fulfill my gracious promise to you and restore you...For I know what I have planned for you" says the Lord.  "I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope." Jeremiah 29: 10b-11 (New English Translation)

Since 1995, Gracious Promise has ministered to the incarcerated and their families...many of whom feel confused and ashamed, and are often emotionally challenged as they experience severe instability. Each faces many obstacles inherent in our society as it exists today. We assist interested individuals in dealing with these barriers and in moving forward in their walk with Christ. In 2015, Gracious Promise transitioned to an all-volunteer organization serving incarcerated men and women in Johnson County KS correctional facilities and assiting these individuals successfully transition to their new life post-release.

PROGRAMS OUR VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE (further details on separate tab):

Behind the Walls with Incarcerated Men and Women

    New Century (Gardner) KS - County Adult Detention Center (all men, 1,081 beds) and

    Olathe KS - County Adult Detention Attention Center (mainly women, 1 pod of men) 

    * One-On-One Contact: Initial face-to-face meeting inside the jails

    * Fellowship Visits: Follow-up visits during jail visiting hours

    * Life-Skill Classes: Several 5-to-8 week courses offered inside the jails

    * Mail correspondence with inmates: Follow-up letters and holiday/birthday cards

    New Century (Gardner) KS - County Adult Residential Center Supervised Probation Program (398 beds) and

    New Century (Gardner ) KS - County Adult Therapeutic Community for Substance Abuse (50 beds)

    * Bible studies

    * Fellowship Visits

    * Church services    

Outside the Walls for Families of the Incarcerated

    * Family Support by Area Churches

    * Backpacks and Christmas gifts for Children of Inmates

Outside the Walls for Ex-Offenders

    * Share The Hope group: weekly fellowship meetings led by ex-offenders

    * Mentoring & Discipleship: Mentoring-2-Excel and bible studies

    * Transition Assistance: On certain occasions, after we have established a relationship with an individual, we may be able to provide some transitional financial aid, dependent upon the amount of donations received by our faithful church partners and individual donors

    * Connection with Area Churches

    * Direction to area independent agencies for additional support