Jail ministry christmas project

About this project
We provide a gift card to the children of the inmates of the Daviess County Detention Center. Each inmate may turn in info about their children so they are included at Christmas. This project focus is the Monday following Thanksgiving and is completed by December 12, each year. Each family will also receive a Bible. We usually have between 350 - 600 children each year. This is a great way to kick off Christmas!
How we do it
Members of our churches are very generous with donations of supplies and volunteer their time for this ministry. We love to reach new volunteers and would love to hear from you, if you are interested! In addition to the gift cards that we need, we need funds to purchase Bibles and money to mail to children outside of our area. Monetary donations may be sent to: Daviess - McLean Baptist Association 1003 Scherm Road Owensboro, KY 42301 Please mark Jail Ministry in the memo line.
What we need
This has been a very different year with us experiencing new ways to minister to our community. This being said, we have re-vamped this project to better protect the health of our workers and those being minister to. This year we will be giving $15 gift cards to each of the children. They will be in a personalized Christmas card for the child and mailed to them. Those with multiple children will receive a large envelope with all of the cards inside, individually marked. A Bible will be included for each house. We need $15 Walmart or Dollar General Store gift cards to make this happen. Donations are also accepted to help purchase cards or pay for mailing and supplies. Please deliver the cards to the Baptist Building by December 4. The address is: 1003 Scherm Road Owensboro, KY 42301
Preparing the toys for the children
Check with us just after Thanksgiving to see how you can help. Every Christmas card will be personalized for the child. If you like to write, this is for you!
Getting them ready to go out
This year, cards will be personalized, gift cards inserted, and mailing envelopes prepared. Mailing is a huge expense for this project.

Delivery to local children
Due to COVID-19, we will be mailing all packages, local and out of town. If you would like more info on this project, or wish to be part of it, please call the Baptist Building in the fall to see what is needed. The number is 270-684-2377