Jail Ministry
About This Project
On behalf of the inmates of the Daviess County Detention Center we minister to and share the Gospel.
This project reaches all 600+ inmates, multiple times over the course of the year.
How We Do It
The committee works with the Jailer and Jail Chaplain to determine what is most needed.
Members of our churches are very generous with donations and volunteer their time for this ministry. Do you have pretty handwriting to prepare Cards for the inmates? We love to reach new volunteers and would love to hear from you, if you are interested!
A Great Need
Financial Donations are needed to purchase phone cards, video calls, socks, hygiene items, food, devotionals, pens and notebooks. Please designate monetary donations to be for the Jail Ministry.
Socks are a huge need for inmates. Must be black or white.
Donations may be mailed or delivered to:
Daviess – McLean Baptist Association
1003 Scherm Road
Owensboro, KY. 42301
NOTES OF APPRECIATION
December 2024 –
“Thank you so much. Bless You all. I haven’t been able to get a present to them in 6 years. Thank you so Much!”
“12/21/23 FACEBOOK POST
Daviess County Detention Center –
Daviess County Jailer Art Maglinger would like to recognize the Daviess-McLean Baptist Association (DMBA) for their exceptional generosity! Children are unintended victims of the consequence of incarceration, and the DMBA has been faithful to provide these children with Christmas gifts each year. This year, the DMBA provided approximately 800 gifts, which were sent to the children and grandchildren of all of the inmates of the Daviess County Detention Center.
The gifts included a personalized Christmas card, a $15 gift card and a Bible (age appropriate, if possible) for every child. Thank you to the DMBA and everyone from our community, who contributed and participated in this wonderful ministry!”
Previous Years:
“To whom it may concern, Hello. My name is XXXXX and I am an inmate here at Daviess County Detention Center. I am writing your group to say thank you so much for sending my step-kids gifts for Christmas and it’s awesome that you guys would take time to do that for us inmates and our families. I would also like to take the opportunity to say that as a man of many mistakes I am very grateful to have people like you out there doing what you’re doing. I pray that you all have a very blessed Christmas. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything.”
“To whom it may concern on behalf of myself & every inmate of Daviess County Detention Center we would like to thank from the bottom of our hearts everybody who had part in preparing gifts for our children. We at Daviess County would love to wish each & every organization who took time out of their very important schedules to put together these gifts. Thank you so very much for thinking about us & our children in the precious time of need. We’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas & a Happy Happy New Year. Sincerely Daviess Co Inmates”
“I apologize for not knowing exactly to whom I should address this letter. My name is XXXXX. I received your package of gifts for my children this week. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness and willingness to help out someone in an unfortunate situation.”